88% of Business Cards End Up in the Trash Within a Week. Yours Might Too.
The problem isn't that people don't want to connect. It's that a slip of paper gets lost in a pocket, a drawer, or the recycling. Here's what the data shows—and what actually works.
The Stat That Changes Everything
Industry research consistently shows that 88% of paper business cards are discarded within one week of being received. Not filed. Not saved. Thrown away. That means for every 10 cards you hand out, 8 or 9 end up in the trash.
It's not personal. Paper cards are easy to lose, easy to forget, and require manual effort to save—typing a name, email, and phone into a contact list. Most people never get around to it.
Digital Cards Get Saved—Instantly
When you share a digital business card, the recipient taps or scans. One tap = they have you. No manual entry. No typos. No card in a drawer. Studies show that recipients of digital business cards are 55% more likely to retain contact information compared to those who receive traditional cards.
Follow-up rates improve by about 35% with digital contact sharing—because the barrier to keeping your info is gone. Your details go straight into their phone.
The exchange isn't the goal. The connection is. Digital cards make it easier for that connection to actually happen.
Make It Easy for Them to Keep You
Create a digital business card that gets saved instead of discarded. Share via link or QR code. No paper, no waste, no lost connections.
Create Your Free Digital Business Card