QR code scanning locations in the U.S. and UK 2020 | Statista

A September 2020 survey of U.S. and UK consumers found that 37.68 percent of respondents had scanned a QR code in a restaurant, bar, or café during the past six months. QR codes have seen an increasing use since the begin of the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses have started to use them to let customers check in and leave their contact details.

During the last six months, in which of these locations or instances have you scanned a QR code?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Restaurant/bar/café	37.68%
Retailer (super market, mall, electronics store, etc.)	37.27%
Recreation (movie theater, bowling alley, sporting event, etc.)	11.99%
Financial (bank, credit card statement, ATM)	11.12%
Exercise (gym, pool, hiking trail, track, etc.)	7.98%
Business office/Place of work	10.79%
Medical (doctor’s office, prescription drugs, hospital)	8.49%
Travel (airport, taxi, ticket, etc.)	10.42%
On a consumer product (on packaging, wrappers, physical hardware, as part of install, etc.)	31.78%
Other (please specify)	15.41%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United Kingdom, United States

Survey time period

September 2020

Number of respondents

2,197 respondents

Supplementary notes

The total survey included the opinions of over 3,800 consumers across the United States, U.K., Germany, Netherlands and France.

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