88%About 9 in 10of McKinsey survey respondents worldwide said their organization regularly uses AI in at least one business function (2025), up from 78% a year before
88% of McKinsey survey respondents worldwide said their organization regularly uses AI in at least one business function (2025), up from 78% a year before (Jun-Jul 2025, McKinsey & Company, The State of AI (McKinsey Global Survey))
SurveyChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesGlobalAI · Adoption
88% of McKinsey survey respondents worldwide said their organization regularly uses AI in at least one business function (2025), up from 78% a year before (Jun-Jul 2025).
88%
the latest figure (Jun-Jul 2025)
Survey
type of source
Why you can trust it. McKinsey & Company, The State of AI (McKinsey Global Survey): survey, sampled survey with a published method. 1,993 online respondents in 105 nations, 25 Jun to 29 Jul 2025; 38% work at organizations with more than $1 billion revenue.
McKinsey & Company, The State of AI (McKinsey Global Survey)
Source type
Survey: Sampled survey with a published method
What it measures
88% of McKinsey survey respondents worldwide said their organization regularly uses AI in at least one business function (2025), up from 78% a year before
Data period
Jun-Jul 2025 (ends 29 Jul 2025)
Published by the source
5 Nov 2025
Who is counted
1,993 online respondents in 105 nations, 25 Jun to 29 Jul 2025; 38% work at organizations with more than $1 billion revenue.
In the source's words
88 percent report regular AI use in at least one business function, compared with 78 percent a year ago.
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read on mckinsey.com ("The state of AI in 2025", 5 Nov 2025) on 2026-10-23. The AI Index repeats it ("Organizational adoption reached 88%"). The 2026 edition (25 Aug 2026) says "Nearly nine in ten respondents" with no exact percent.
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All rights reserved; quote briefly with credit. Online survey of respondents worldwide, weighted by nation GDP contribution; not a random sample of firms.
23 Oct 2026Correction88% Sample data credited this to Stanford's AI Index; the survey is McKinsey's.
25 Aug 2026CheckedNearly nine in ten McKinsey 2026 survey (1,719 respondents, 4 May to 8 Jun 2026): "Nearly nine in ten respondents report regular use of AI in at least one business function". No exact percent given.
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McKinsey & Company. (2025). 88% of McKinsey survey respondents worldwide said their organization regularly uses AI in at least one business function (2025), up from 78% a year before. Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/ai/organizations-using-ai-mckinsey
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"88% of McKinsey survey respondents worldwide said their organization regularly uses AI in at least one business function (2025), up from 78% a year before." McKinsey & Company, The State of AI (McKinsey Global Survey), Jun-Jul 2025. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/ai/organizations-using-ai-mckinsey.
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What is the latest figure for adoption (Global)?
88% of McKinsey survey respondents worldwide said their organization regularly uses AI in at least one business function (2025), up from 78% a year before, for Jun-Jul 2025, according to McKinsey & Company, The State of AI (McKinsey Global Survey). We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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