$285.9B private investment in US AI companies in 2025, more than 23 times the $12.4 billion invested in China (2025).
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Why you can trust it. Stanford HAI, AI Index Report: research, research firm or analyst compilation. AI Index compilation of private investment data for 2025.
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24.3%
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 (small firms, USA). All firms: 24.6%.
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$285.9B private investment in US AI companies in 2025, more than 23 times the $12.4 billion invested in China, for 2025, according to Stanford HAI, AI Index Report. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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24.6%
of US employer businesses used AI in a business function in the two weeks before the survey (5-18 Oct 2026)
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 employer businesses expect to use AI in a business function in the next six months (survey of 5-18 Oct 2026)
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 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).
