Global QR Code Penetration Upsurge, What are the QR code scanner and applications?
Recently, Ivanti carried out a survey of 4,157 consumers across China, France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S, shocking worldwide people. It found that 91% of UK respondents had ever scanned a QR code, 57 percent of respondents have increased their QR code usage since the pandemic. Why QR code penetration so quickly? QR Codes are a common sight now. Smartphone penetration, Internet user, QR code technology development and market environment are the major factors for the penetration. Data showed that the rapid increase in smartphone penetration promotes higher access to high-speed mobile internet from 48.8% in 2014 to 61.2% in 2018. Internet users have grown by 7.3% from Jan 2020 to Jan 2021. In addition to that, the pandemic opened doors to massive adoption of contactless technology, including QR code payment, driven by the need for contactless transactions in the wake of COVID-19. Nearly 80% of order, checkout and payment services will bec...