AI adoption rate business: AI Adoption and Spend
The median published figure in the AI Adoption and Spend is 19.95 percent across 3 sources' own pages (range 19.80 to 35 percent), read 12 October 2026.
3 of the 6 named sources read in full publish a figure; 3 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 19.95 percent across 3).
By market
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| marketUS | 19.8% | 19.8 to 19.8% | 1 |
| marketGB | 35% | 35 to 35% | 1 |
| marketEU | 19.95% | 19.95 to 19.95% | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial intelligence in UK businesses - Office for National Statistics | 35% | GB | 2026-10-12 |
| Use of artificial intelligence in enterprises - Statistics Explained - Euro | 19.95% | EU | 2026-10-12 |
| Large Firms With at Least 20 Employees Biggest AI Users | 19.8% | US | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (3)
- Artificial intelligence in UK businesses - Office for National Statistics, read 2026-10-12:
The self-reported use of artificial intelligence (AI) in UK businesses with 10 or more employees has increased from around 12% to around 35% since late 2023, with larger firms more likely to have adopted AI.
- Use of artificial intelligence in enterprises - Statistics Explained - Euro, read 2026-10-12:
In 2025, 19.95% of EU enterprises used AI technologies.
- Large Firms With at Least 20 Employees Biggest AI Users, read 2026-10-12:
As of May 3, 2026, the AI use rates in the Information (39.7%) and Finance and Insurance (33.9%) sectors were both higher than the national rate (19.8%) but neither reported significant shifts since December.
Read in full, publishes no figure
3 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- 20% of EU enterprises use AI technologies - News articles - Eurostat, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- AI in UK businesses - GOV.UK, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
3 of the 6 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 3 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 87 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the official adoption rate per market carried forward each release and differenced against the previous one, split by firm size and industry where the agency publishes it, and set against the cost index so a buyer can see what their own size band spends and how many of their peers have started; three national statistical agencies asking a comparable question is itself the derivation, because each publishes only its own country
87 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (6)
- Large Firms With at Least 20 Employees Biggest AI Users(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Artificial intelligence in UK businesses - Office for National Statistics(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Use of artificial intelligence in enterprises - Statistics Explained - Euro(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- 20% of EU enterprises use AI technologies - News articles - Eurostat(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- AI in UK businesses - GOV.UK(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The median published figure in the AI Adoption and Spend is 19.95 percent across 3 sources' own pages (range 19.80 to 35 percent), read 12 October 2026.
3 of the 6 named sources read in full publish a figure; 3 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
AI Adoption and Spend, market US: median 19.80 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AI Adoption and Spend, market GB: median 35 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AI Adoption and Spend, market EU: median 19.95 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 19.95 percent across 3).
Cite as: "aiimplementationcost.com AI Adoption and Spend", updated 2026-10-23, https://aiimplementationcost.com/datasets/ai-adoption-and-spend/.
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