Infographic: How Willing Are People to Use QR Codes?

Coinbase's Super Bowl ad worked. But do people like—or trust—QR codes?

Nearly two months after the Super Bowl, the advertising industry is still abuzz about Coinbase’s minutelong commercial of a bouncing QR code

It undoubtedly worked to drive traffic to the cryptocurrency platform’s website, which buckled under the 20 million hits it received within a minute of the ad airing. But how willing are most people to scan a QR code out in the wild?

According to a survey by consumer analytics firm Engine Insights, 76% of consumers have scanned a QR code at some point.

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This story first appeared in the April 4, 2022, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.