Popularity

Our take on popularity demonstrates overall trends in data regarding the volume of reviews of software in the OCR category. While our popularity page does not explore user satisfaction, product affordability, competition dynamics, or language support - we will have pages about those topics too.

Overall Popularity

OCR is presently the 422nd most popular product category based on our data with 87 ratings last year. Year over year, OCR's user base expanded 81.25%. It achieved its highest popularity level in 2016 coming in 343rd place with 3 ratings. Additionally, it experienced its worst popularity in 2020 coming in 437th place with 87 ratings. Since FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac came out, OCR has collected 208 total ratings. Ranking as the 422nd most reviewed software category worldwide, OCR is an extremely uncommon category.

Oldest and Newest Products in the Market

The oldest OCR product in our records is FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac given its earliest tracked customer review occurring 6 years ago. The freshest OCR product on our list is FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac with its first known review appearing in 2016.

Around the World

The United States uses OCR software more than any other country with an impressive 133 reviews. The United States is trailed by the United Kingdom, Canada, India, and Germany with a collective average of 8 reviews. Over this last year OCR category gained popularity in the United States to become the nation's 395th most reviewed software category. The most heavily used OCR product is FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac with an impressive 208 customer reviews.

Big and Small

Many businesses using OCR products are small businesses, accounting for 74% of all reviews. They are trailed by medium business customers (15%), and large business clients (11%). The usage of OCR products for small businesses appears to be thriving currently, swelling by 145% in the last year. OCR software products for large businesses have experienced a recession this year, falling 245% of the prior year's value.

What Is Your Favorite Industry?

The top industries for OCR are higher education, information technology and services, translation and localization, financial services, and education management.