A Brief History of the International Barcodes Network
2007 – Barcodes Limited (NZ) formed. The first sales of GTINs (barcode numbers) by a NZ company in NZ.
2008 – GTIN sales expand to Australia
2009 – 4 more countries join the growing network
2013 – International Barcodes Ltd registered as a company in New Zealand. 9 countries total.
2014 – The first non-English language websites formed – for GTIN sales in Germany, Greece & Italy. 12 countries, 4 languages
2015 – Two more languages added – 15 countries, 6 languages
2016 – 25 countries, 8 languages
2017 – 41 countries, 15 languages
2018 – 58 countries, 20 languages
2019 – 81 countries, 22 languages
2020 – (April) – 91 countries, 22 languages
2022 to current – 120 countries, 25 languages