AI Adoption by Region

Regional Overview

Each card shows the average enterprise AI adoption rate for a world region, based on readiness scores from Aiconomy.io and Microsoft AI Diffusion data. Click a region to see key highlights and sourced statistics.

Population AI Usage by Country

Percentage of working-age population using generative AI tools in everyday life. Globally, roughly 1 in 6 people (16.3%) use gen AI — with a stark divide between the Global North (24.7%) and Global South (14.1%).

AI Diffusion by Economy, H2 2025

Source: Microsoft AI Economy Institute — Global AI Adoption in 2025. Click to view the full report.

#1UAE

64%+4.5

#2Singapore

60.9%+2.3

#3Norway

46.4%+1.1

#4Ireland

44.6%+2.9

#5France

44%+3.1

#6Spain

41.8%+2.1

#7New Zealand

40.5%+2.9

#8Netherlands

38.9%+2.6

#9United Kingdom

38.9%+2.5

#11Australia

36.9%+2.4

#14Canada

35%+1.5

#18South Korea

30.7%+4.8

#24United States

28.3%+2.1

#52Japan

19.1%+2.4

#58Brazil

17.1%+1.5

#61China

16.3%+0.9

#63India

15.7%+1.4

#96Nigeria

9.3%+0.6

#108Kenya

8.1%+0.3

#119Bangladesh

7.1%+0.6

Global North avg:24.7%

Global South avg:14.1%

Global avg:16.3%

Source: Microsoft AI Economy Institute, H2 2025 →