This statistic gives information on the preferred locations for scanning QR and bar codes in June 2011. In France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK, 17.8 percent of mobile users scanned a QR or a bar code at a retail store.
Preferred locations for QR/barcode scanning in selected European countries in June 2011
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
At home
57.4%
At work
22.6%
Outside or on public transportation
20%
Retail store
17.8%
Supermarket
17.2%
Restaurant
5.7%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents57.4%57.4%22.6%22.6%20%20%17.8%17.8%17.2%17.2%5.7%5.7%At homeAt workOutside or on public transportationRetail storeSupermarketRestaurant
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France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Survey time period
June 2011
Supplementary notes
In June 2011, 4.6 percent of mobile users and 9.8 percent of smartphone owners scanned a QR or bar code.
Percentages will not sum to 100% as respondents may select more than one source of QR/bar code scanned. The source does not give information on the type of survey.
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comScore. (August 12, 2011). Preferred locations for QR/barcode scanning in selected European countries in June 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274267/locations-when-scanning-qr-codes/
comScore. "Preferred locations for QR/barcode scanning in selected European countries in June 2011." Chart. August 12, 2011. Statista. Accessed March 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274267/locations-when-scanning-qr-codes/
comScore. (2011). Preferred locations for QR/barcode scanning in selected European countries in June 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274267/locations-when-scanning-qr-codes/
comScore. "Preferred Locations for Qr/Barcode Scanning in Selected European Countries in June 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274267/locations-when-scanning-qr-codes/
comScore, Preferred locations for QR/barcode scanning in selected European countries in June 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274267/locations-when-scanning-qr-codes/ (last visited March 05, 2025)
Preferred locations for QR/barcode scanning in selected European countries in June 2011 [Graph], comScore, August 12, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/274267/locations-when-scanning-qr-codes/
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