Global AI Adoption · Feb 2026

Who on Earth
is using AI?

8.1 billion people. Each dot ≈ 3.2 million. Colour = AI engagement level.
Click a region tab to compare adoption across the world.

Global · 8.1B people · 50×50 grid Each dot ≈ 3.2M people
Colour key
Never used AI 84% ~6.8B
Free chatbot user 14% ~1.1B
Pays ~$20/mo for AI 1.5% ~120M
Power / API user 0.06% ~5M
Adoption by region
Key insights
Sources: Microsoft AI Economy Institute H2 2025 · OECD ICT Database 2025 · OpenAI 800M WAU Oct 2025 · Visual Capitalist AI Adoption 2025 · DeepSeek usage estimates · Anthropic Economic Index Sep 2025. All figures are estimates.