NEOM news NeoMedia Q2 stats illustrate QR codes continued rise

2012-07-16 08:00 ET - News Release

Company Website: http://www.neom.com
BOULDER, Colo. -- (Business Wire)

NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: NEOM), the pioneer in global mobile barcode management solutions, today announced key analytics for Q2; once again highlighting the growing and continued popularity of QR codes globally.

As of the end of June, there were approximately 25 million installations of NeoReader®. Of those downloading NeoReader, 56% were on Android devices and, not surprisingly, the US, Spain, UK and Germany top the list of the countries scanning most often. There are 193 countries represented amongst NeoReader users, the majority of whom are male between 18 and 34 years old.

Other notable statistics, reflecting growth Q2-12 over Q1-12, included:

QR code scanning increased by 39%.
1D barcode scanning grew by 41%.
In addition, while Android and iPhone reflect the lion’s share of NeoReader’s usage, we are also seeing growth from other platforms with Windows Phone 7 up 19% and Symbian up 29%.
Overall, scanning grew by 119% from Q2-12 vs Q2-11. In terms of barcode generation, NeoSphereTM now enables approximately 75,000 barcodes worldwide.