Mobile & Device Statistics

Smartphone user counts, mobile click share, QR scanning data and mobile payment adoption — all sourced.

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Smartphone Users Worldwide

There are approximately 4.88 billion smartphone users worldwide as of 2024, representing 60.42% of the global population. Projected to grow to 6.38 billion by 2029. Source: BankMyCell.
Global smartphone ownership has reached approximately 7.33 billion devices by 2025 (total devices, including multiple per person). Source: Coolest Gadgets, citing multiple sources.
68% of digital interactions now involve mobile-based clicks. Source: Global Growth Insights, 2026.
55% of email opens occur on mobile devices. Source: Genesysgrowth.

Mobile QR Scanning

In the US, 102.6 million smartphone users are projected to scan QR Codes in 2026. Source: Statista, cited in Wave Connect.
In Europe, 36.40% of mobile users scan at least one QR Code weekly. Source: Mordor Intelligence, 2025.
Apple added native QR Code scanning to iPhone cameras in September 2017 with iOS 11. Android 9 (2018) followed with native scanning support. These two product decisions removed the requirement for a separate scanning app and are widely credited for triggering mainstream consumer adoption. Sources: Apple iOS 11 release notes; Android 9 documentation.

Mobile Payments & QR Codes

In China, approximately 85% of mobile payments used QR Codes by 2020. China remains the global benchmark for QR payment infrastructure. Source: UnionPay data via Scanova.
In India, UPI transactions (largely QR Code-based) account for approximately 80% of all digital payment volume. UPI QR Code deployments surged by 91.5% year-over-year in FY 2024–25, reaching approximately 658 million active QR Codes nationwide. Source: Reserve Bank of India.
A McKinsey 2024 survey found approximately 92% of US and European consumers made a digital payment in the past year. Source: McKinsey & Company, cited in Scanova.

Sources

BankMyCell — Global Smartphone User Statistics (2024)
Global Growth Insights — URL Shortening Services Market Report (2026)
Genesysgrowth — Mobile email open share data
Wave Connect — QR Code Statistics 2026 (Statista data cited)
Mordor Intelligence — European QR mobile scanning (2025)
Reserve Bank of India — UPI transaction data FY 2024–25
McKinsey & Company — Digital payments consumer survey 2024 (via Scanova)

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