Microsoft – Global AI Adoption in 2025, Jan 2026

This report analyzes the global adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI tools, during the year 2025.

Key findings include a 1.2 percentage point increase in AI adoption globally in the second half of 2025, with approximately one in six people worldwide using generative AI tools by year's end. The report highlights a widening digital divide between the Global North and Global South, with AI adoption in the Global North growing nearly twice as fast. Countries with early investments in digital infrastructure and AI skills lead in adoption, with the UAE leading globally at 64% AI adoption among the working-age population.