Shipments carrying POS devices continued to increase in 2022 but slowed down significantly when compared to previous years. While the source does not explain why this occurred, the coronavirus pandemic likely causes it. Some of the biggest POS terminal manufacturers come from China, a country that was substantially impacted by export issues that followed measures taken to contain the virus.
Number of POS terminals shipped worldwide from 2008 to 2023
The source does not clarify whether 2023 marks a change in methodology or not. That year, the source refers to "Point-of-sale terminals assessed and validated according to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard" (PCI DSS)
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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