Source: Eurostat, ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprisesEU size bands (by employees) differ from US Census bands; do not compare bar by bar. Firms with fewer than 10 staff are not covered.digitaltreed.com/statistics
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What this number really says
30.36% of medium-sized EU enterprises (50 to 249 employees) used AI in 2025 (2025).
30.36%
the latest figure (2025)
Mid-size
company size covered
Official data
type of source
Why you can trust it. Eurostat, ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises: official data, government statistics office or regulator. 157,000 of 1.53 million EU enterprises with 10 or more employees surveyed in the first months of 2025.
Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
What it measures
30.36% of medium-sized EU enterprises (50 to 249 employees) used AI in 2025
Data period
2025 (ends 31 Dec 2025)
Published by the source
10 Dec 2025
Who is counted
157,000 of 1.53 million EU enterprises with 10 or more employees surveyed in the first months of 2025.
In the source's words
In 2025, 17% of small enterprises, 30.36% of medium enterprises and 55.03% of large enterprises used AI.
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read on the Eurostat Statistics Explained article "Use of artificial intelligence in enterprises" (data extracted December 2025, planned update December 2026), 2026-10-23.
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"30.36% of medium-sized EU enterprises (50 to 249 employees) used AI in 2025." Eurostat, ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises, 2025. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/ai/eu-ai-use-medium-firms.
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What is the latest figure for adoption by size (EU)?
30.36% of medium-sized EU enterprises (50 to 249 employees) used AI in 2025, for 2025, according to Eurostat, ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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43.6%
of US firms with 250 or more employees used AI in a business function in the last two weeks, almost twice the national rate
Sample: About 1.2 million US employer businesses in six panels of about 200,000; each panel reports every 12 weeks. About 24,000 responses in the 5-18 Oct 2026 wave (Census response file URR.xlsx, 12% response rate).
of US firms with 100 to 249 employees used AI in a business function in the last two weeks
Sample: About 1.2 million US employer businesses in six panels of about 200,000; each panel reports every 12 weeks. About 24,000 responses in the 5-18 Oct 2026 wave (Census response file URR.xlsx, 12% response rate).
of US firms with 1 to 4 employees used AI in a business function in the last two weeks, close to the 24.6% national rate
Sample: About 1.2 million US employer businesses in six panels of about 200,000; each panel reports every 12 weeks. About 24,000 responses in the 5-18 Oct 2026 wave (Census response file URR.xlsx, 12% response rate).
