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Global 'Museum QR Code' Link Decay Rate

How quickly do museum QR codes turn into digital dead ends?

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Museum QR Code 404 Error Rate

Percentage of museum QR code links that result in 404 errors

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Museum QR Code 404 Error Rate (%) — summary, last 30 days.
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Museum QR Code 404 Error Rate (%) — line, last 30 days.
0.0%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%1.0%21:0921:1321:17global: 0.0% — 17 Aug 2026 21:09global: 0.0% — 17 Aug 2026 21:17
Museum QR Code 404 Error Rate (%) — area, last 30 days.
Museum QR Code 404 Error Rate observations
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Museum QR Code 404 Error Rate (%) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page tracks the decay rate of QR codes used by museums worldwide, measuring how often they lead to broken links (404 errors) and how long it takes for institutions to update them. The data is gathered by scanning museum websites and checking QR code destinations against the Wayback Machine API to detect link rot. Understanding this decay helps cultural institutions maintain reliable digital access to their exhibits and highlights the hidden cost of temporary digital infrastructure.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

While there are general discussions about QR codes in museums and broad QR code statistics, no sources specifically track or publish data on the decay rate of museum QR code links over time.

Uniqueness score 0.90 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.