QR code statistics in the Arab world
Numbers from QR codes hosted on Albarcode: which phones open them, which countries they're scanned in, and which files people turn into QR codes.
iPhone or Android?
72% of QR code views come from iPhones.
| Device | Share of views |
|---|---|
| iPhone | 72% |
| Android | 22% |
| Computer | 6% |
Countries that scan the most
Views came from 26 countries.
| Country | Share of views |
|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 74% |
| Oman | 7% |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% |
| Kuwait | 4% |
| Other countries | 10% |
Which files become QR codes?
| File type | Share of uploaded files | Average size |
|---|---|---|
| Image | 63% | 0.4 MB |
| Video | 30% | 13 MB |
| 7% | 2.9 MB |
Source and method
- Device and country shares come from views of hosted file pages from September 20 to October 11, 2026.
- File types and sizes come from all files uploaded to the site up to October 11, 2026.
- The numbers don't include static QR codes, because they're made in the browser and never pass through our servers.
- To cite: "Albarcode QR code statistics, albarcode.co/en/stats, October 2026".