Statistics, adoption data and market forecasts for barcode and QR code scanning, from the barKoder blog.
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China is the world leader in offline mobile payments, largely driven by QR code scanning technology. These payments are widely used for in-store purchases, public transport, vending machines, and peer-to-peer transactions.
Market Outlook from 2024 to 2034
Estimates of American and global smartphone owners scanning QR codes for payments or other uses in 2019 and 2020, along with forecasts from 2020 to 2025.
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