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Adoption
What percentage of companies use AI in 2026?
88% of organisations report regular AI use in at least one business function as of 2025, up from 78% in 2024, according to McKinsey's Global Survey on the State of AI.
What percentage of workers use AI at work?
75% of global knowledge workers used AI at work as of mid-2024, with usage nearly doubling in six months, according to Microsoft and LinkedIn's Work Trend Index.
How many companies have scaled AI across the enterprise?
Only about one-third of companies have begun scaling AI programs enterprise-wide as of 2025, meaning roughly two-thirds remain in piloting or experimentation (McKinsey, 2025).
What percentage of companies use AI agents?
62% of organisations are at least experimenting with AI agents as of 2025, and 23% are scaling an agentic AI system in at least one function (McKinsey, 2025).
ROI & Cost
Do companies actually see ROI from AI?
As of 2026, 56% of CEOs report neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI in the last 12 months, and just 12% report both — the defining divide between AI leaders and laggards (PwC, 2026).
How much do companies save with AI?
87% of enterprises say AI has reduced annual costs as of 2026, with 25% reporting cost reductions greater than 10% (NVIDIA, 2026).
What percentage of AI pilots fail to reach production?
About 95% of enterprise generative AI pilots stall or fail to deliver measurable P&L impact, according to MIT's NANDA research (2025).
What percentage of companies increase revenue with AI?
As of 2026, 88% of enterprises say AI has increased annual revenue in some or all parts of the business, with 30% reporting revenue gains greater than 10% (NVIDIA, 2026).
Market & Investment
How big is the global AI market in 2026?
Worldwide AI spending is forecast to reach $2.52 trillion in 2026 — a 44% increase year-over-year — and is projected to hit $3.34 trillion in 2027 (Gartner, 2026).
How much venture capital went to AI startups in 2025?
AI startups attracted $202.3 billion in 2025 — approximately 50% of all global venture capital and a 75%+ year-over-year increase from $114 billion in 2024 (Crunchbase, 2025).
How many AI startups are there worldwide?
Approximately 90,904 AI companies operate globally as of 2025, with around 32.5% (29,618) based in the United States (Ascendix Tech, 2025).
How much are hyperscalers spending on AI in 2026?
Wall Street consensus for 2026 hyperscaler AI capital spending is $527 billion, with total global data-centre construction projected at $2.9 trillion through 2028 (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, 2026).
What percentage of YC startups are building AI agents?
Nearly half (47%) of Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch is building AI agents — autonomous systems that can learn, remember, and act independently (HubSpot, 2025).
Jobs & Workforce
How many jobs will AI replace by 2030?
92 million jobs are expected to be displaced by AI and machine learning by 2030, but 170 million new roles will be created — a net gain of 78 million jobs (World Economic Forum, 2025).
How many jobs will AI create by 2030?
170 million new jobs are expected to be created by AI and related technologies by 2030 — outpacing the 92 million expected to be displaced, for a net gain of 78 million jobs (World Economic Forum, 2025).
What is the wage premium for workers with AI skills?
Workers with AI skills earn a 56% wage premium over workers in the same role without them — up from 25% the previous year, per PwC's 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer.
What percentage of leaders won't hire workers without AI skills?
66% of leaders say they wouldn't hire someone without AI skills, and 71% prefer a less experienced candidate with AI skills over a more experienced one without (Microsoft & LinkedIn, 2024).
What percentage of employees pay for their own AI tools at work?
29% of employees pay for their own AI tools at work, and 50.2% use at least one personal AI account for work tasks (Exploding Topics, 2025).
How much faster are programmers with AI?
AI-assisted programmers complete 126% more weekly projects than their non-AI peers — the largest measured productivity gain of any profession (NN Group, 2025).
How many hours per week does AI save marketers?
Marketers using AI tools save approximately 5 hours per week — equivalent to over a month of work per year (Salesforce, 2025).
Customer Service & Sales
How much do AI chatbots save on customer service costs?
AI chatbots reduce customer service costs by up to 30%, with businesses reporting an average chatbot ROI of 1,275% based on support cost savings (Tidio, 2025).
What percentage of customer service is handled by AI?
50% of customer service cases are expected to be resolved by AI by 2027 — up from 30% in 2025 (Tidio, 2025).
Do consumers trust AI chatbots?
96% of consumers think companies using chatbots take good care of their customers, and 64% trust information provided by chatbots directly (Tidio, 2025).
What percentage of Gen Z is comfortable with AI agents shopping for them?
32% of Gen Z consumers are already comfortable with AI agents shopping for them — higher than the 24% overall average (Salesforce, 2024).
How do sales teams with AI compare to teams without AI?
83% of sales teams with AI saw revenue growth in the past year, versus 66% of teams without AI — a 17-percentage-point gap (Salesforce, 2024).
Industry
What is the fastest-growing industry for AI?
Healthcare is the fastest-growing AI vertical, with a 36.50% CAGR driven by diagnostics, personalised treatment, and administrative automation (Fortune Business Insights, 2026).
What percentage of healthcare leaders see ROI from AI?
73% of healthcare leaders report positive ROI in the first year of generative AI adoption, and 72% also cite increased productivity from GenAI tools (Reboot Online, 2025).
Risk & Governance
What is the biggest barrier to AI adoption in 2026?
The AI skills gap is the single biggest barrier to enterprise AI integration, according to Deloitte's State of AI in the Enterprise 2026 survey of 3,235 senior leaders across 24 countries.
What percentage of companies have a formal AI policy?
Only 45% of companies have a formal AI policy as of 2025 — meaning 55% still lack one, though that's improved from 72% without policies in 2024 (Muck Rack, 2025).