14%Of US dog owners (15% of cat owners) had lost a pet within five years
52% vs 22%Lost dogs returned from US shelters: with a microchip versus without
709 millionActive QR codes in India in mid-2025: finders already know how to scan
185.8 billionUPI transactions in FY25, most of them started with a scan
Sources: (1) ASPCA national lost-pet survey of 1,000+ US households (2012); microchip comparison from a AVMA study of US animal shelters, reported by the AVMA. QR codes: Worldline India data, Q3 2025; UPI: RBI annual report for FY25. The pet figures are from the US, and India-specific data is limited. A microchip is not the same as a QR tag, and QR Connect tags help a finder reach you but do not track location.