AI diffusion across 147 economies, H1 2025 to Q2 2026
Microsoft AI Economy Institute estimates of the share of people aged 15–64 using generative AI across 147 economies, in four published reporting periods. Values follow AI_Diffusion_Q22026_Update.csv, including its historical vintage; the interactive and HTML tables share the same source.
AI diffusion is the estimated percentage of people aged 15–64 who used a generative AI product during the named period. Half-year and quarterly windows have different durations. Percentage-point changes subtract rounded endpoint values. Usage is not a measure of proficiency, productivity or impact.
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Ordered by Q2 2026 share, highest first. Turkey is the display correction of the malformed source label; original bytes remain in the CSV. The Q2 report revises four historical Q1 values by 0.1 pp; this table retains the CSV vintage.
| Economy | H1 2025 | H2 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Four periods · 0–80% | H1 → Q2 pp | Q1 → Q2 pp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 59.4% | 64.0% | 70.1% | 73.3% | +13.9 | +3.2 | |
| Singapore | 58.6% | 60.9% | 63.4% | 64.3% | +5.7 | +0.9 | |
| Ireland | 41.7% | 44.6% | 48.4% | 49.9% | +8.2 | +1.5 | |
| France | 40.9% | 44.0% | 47.8% | 49.6% | +8.7 | +1.8 | |
| Norway | 45.3% | 46.4% | 48.6% | 49.4% | +4.1 | +0.8 | |
| Spain | 39.7% | 41.8% | 44.2% | 45.1% | +5.4 | +0.9 | |
| New Zealand | 37.6% | 40.5% | 43.0% | 44.1% | +6.5 | +1.1 | |
| United Kingdom | 36.4% | 38.9% | 42.2% | 43.7% | +7.3 | +1.5 | |
| Netherlands | 36.3% | 38.9% | 42.1% | 43.5% | +7.2 | +1.4 | |
| Qatar | 35.7% | 38.3% | 41.8% | 43.5% | +7.8 | +1.7 | |
| Australia | 34.5% | 36.9% | 39.5% | 40.7% | +6.2 | +1.2 | |
| South Korea | 25.9% | 30.7% | 37.1% | 40.6% | +14.7 | +3.5 | |
| Belgium | 33.5% | 36.0% | 39.0% | 40.3% | +6.8 | +1.3 | |
| Switzerland | 32.4% | 34.8% | 37.8% | 39.1% | +6.7 | +1.3 | |
| Israel | 33.9% | 36.1% | 38.1% | 38.7% | +4.8 | +0.6 | |
| Canada | 33.5% | 35.0% | 37.3% | 38.5% | +5.0 | +1.2 | |
| Sweden | 31.2% | 33.3% | 36.1% | 37.3% | +6.1 | +1.2 | |
| Austria | 29.1% | 31.4% | 34.1% | 35.4% | +6.3 | +1.3 | |
| Taiwan | 26.4% | 28.4% | 31.8% | 33.8% | +7.4 | +2.0 | |
| Hungary | 27.9% | 29.8% | 32.2% | 33.3% | +5.4 | +1.1 | |
| United States | 26.3% | 28.3% | 31.3% | 33.0% | +6.7 | +1.7 | |
| Denmark | 26.6% | 28.7% | 31.2% | 32.4% | +5.8 | +1.2 | |
| Germany | 26.5% | 28.6% | 31.1% | 32.3% | +5.8 | +1.2 | |
| Poland | 26.4% | 28.5% | 31.0% | 32.3% | +5.9 | +1.3 | |
| Italy | 25.8% | 27.8% | 30.2% | 31.4% | +5.6 | +1.2 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 23.7% | 26.2% | 29.4% | 31.4% | +7.7 | +2.0 | |
| Czech Republic | 26.0% | 27.8% | 30.1% | 31.2% | +5.2 | +1.1 | |
| Jordan | 25.4% | 27.0% | 29.7% | 31.2% | +5.8 | +1.5 | |
| Bulgaria | 25.4% | 27.3% | 29.7% | 30.7% | +5.3 | +1.0 | |
| Finland | 25.6% | 27.3% | 29.5% | 30.6% | +5.0 | +1.1 | |
| Slovenia | 24.6% | 26.5% | 29.0% | 30.1% | +5.5 | +1.1 | |
| Costa Rica | 25.1% | 26.5% | 28.5% | 29.7% | +4.6 | +1.2 | |
| Vietnam | 21.2% | 23.5% | 26.5% | 27.9% | +6.7 | +1.4 | |
| Lebanon | 24.8% | 25.7% | 27.3% | 27.7% | +2.9 | +0.4 | |
| Oman | 22.6% | 24.2% | 26.5% | 27.6% | +5.0 | +1.1 | |
| Portugal | 22.4% | 24.2% | 26.4% | 27.4% | +5.0 | +1.0 | |
| Croatia | 21.8% | 23.7% | 26.1% | 27.2% | +5.4 | +1.1 | |
| Slovakia | 22.1% | 23.8% | 26.1% | 27.1% | +5.0 | +1.0 | |
| Colombia | 20.4% | 22.0% | 24.5% | 25.9% | +5.5 | +1.4 | |
| Dominican Republic | 22.0% | 22.7% | 24.8% | 25.8% | +3.8 | +1.0 | |
| Uruguay | 20.9% | 22.5% | 24.6% | 25.7% | +4.8 | +1.1 | |
| Serbia | 19.7% | 21.5% | 24.1% | 25.3% | +5.6 | +1.2 | |
| Lithuania | 21.0% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 25.1% | +4.1 | +0.8 | |
| Jamaica | 22.2% | 22.1% | 24.0% | 25.0% | +2.8 | +1.0 | |
| Japan | 16.7% | 19.1% | 22.5% | 24.7% | +8.0 | +2.2 | |
| Panama | 20.3% | 21.5% | 23.3% | 24.2% | +3.9 | +0.9 | |
| Chile | 19.6% | 20.8% | 22.7% | 24.0% | +4.4 | +1.3 | |
| South Africa | 19.3% | 21.1% | 23.1% | 23.9% | +4.6 | +0.8 | |
| Argentina | 17.8% | 19.6% | 21.9% | 23.4% | +5.6 | +1.5 | |
| Bosnia And Herzegovina | 18.2% | 19.5% | 22.1% | 23.2% | +5.0 | +1.1 | |
| Malaysia | 18.3% | 19.7% | 21.8% | 22.6% | +4.3 | +0.8 | |
| Kuwait | 17.7% | 19.1% | 21.1% | 22.6% | +4.9 | +1.5 | |
| Georgia | 17.3% | 18.2% | 20.5% | 21.6% | +4.3 | +1.1 | |
| Greece | 17.7% | 19.1% | 20.8% | 21.5% | +3.8 | +0.7 | |
| Mexico | 16.7% | 17.8% | 20.1% | 21.4% | +4.7 | +1.3 | |
| Philippines | 17.1% | 18.3% | 20.1% | 20.7% | +3.6 | +0.6 | |
| Ecuador | 17.0% | 17.7% | 19.5% | 20.3% | +3.3 | +0.8 | |
| Brazil | 15.6% | 17.1% | 19.1% | 20.2% | +4.6 | +1.1 | |
| El Salvador | 14.6% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 20.1% | +5.5 | +1.8 | |
| Albania | 15.8% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 19.2% | +3.4 | +0.7 | |
| Moldova | 16.6% | 17.0% | 18.5% | 19.1% | +2.5 | +0.6 | |
| Turkey | 13.4% | 14.6% | 17.4% | 18.9% | +5.5 | +1.5 | |
| Azerbaijan | 14.2% | 15.5% | 17.7% | 18.7% | +4.5 | +1.0 | |
| India | 14.2% | 15.7% | 17.6% | 18.5% | +4.3 | +0.9 | |
| Romania | 15.3% | 16.2% | 17.5% | 18.0% | +2.7 | +0.5 | |
| Mongolia | 12.6% | 14.3% | 16.7% | 17.9% | +5.3 | +1.2 | |
| China | 15.4% | 16.3% | 16.4% | 17.5% | +2.1 | +1.1 | |
| Guatemala | 13.7% | 14.8% | 16.4% | 17.3% | +3.6 | +0.9 | |
| Peru | 13.4% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 17.3% | +3.9 | +0.9 | |
| Kazakhstan | 12.7% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 16.9% | +4.2 | +1.0 | |
| Gabon | 12.3% | 13.4% | 15.0% | 15.7% | +3.4 | +0.7 | |
| Libya | 12.7% | 13.7% | 15.0% | 15.5% | +2.8 | +0.5 | |
| Egypt | 12.5% | 13.4% | 14.8% | 15.5% | +3.0 | +0.7 | |
| Namibia | 13.0% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 15.4% | +2.4 | +0.3 | |
| Botswana | 12.8% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 15.0% | +2.2 | +0.2 | |
| Indonesia | 11.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% | 14.8% | +3.1 | +0.7 | |
| Nepal | 12.3% | 13.0% | 14.2% | 14.6% | +2.3 | +0.4 | |
| Honduras | 12.4% | 13.1% | 14.0% | 14.5% | +2.1 | +0.5 | |
| Senegal | 12.4% | 12.9% | 13.9% | 14.4% | +2.0 | +0.5 | |
| Tunisia | 12.3% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 13.9% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Algeria | 11.3% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 13.8% | +2.5 | +0.6 | |
| Cote D'Ivoire | 10.8% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% | +2.9 | +0.6 | |
| Thailand | 9.1% | 10.7% | 12.4% | 13.4% | +4.3 | +1.0 | |
| Zambia | 11.7% | 12.3% | 13.1% | 13.3% | +1.6 | +0.2 | |
| Bolivia | 10.9% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 13.3% | +2.4 | +0.6 | |
| Iraq | 10.3% | 11.2% | 12.5% | 13.0% | +2.7 | +0.5 | |
| Iran | 9.6% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 12.8% | +3.2 | +0.2 | |
| Paraguay | 10.1% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 12.6% | +2.5 | +0.4 | |
| Nicaragua | 10.0% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 12.5% | +2.5 | +0.7 | |
| Morocco | 10.5% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 12.0% | +1.5 | +0.3 | |
| Pakistan | 9.7% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 11.9% | +2.2 | +0.5 | |
| Gambia | 10.6% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 11.5% | +0.9 | +0.1 | |
| Angola | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 11.4% | +2.5 | +0.5 | |
| Madagascar | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 11.4% | +2.5 | +0.5 | |
| Malawi | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 11.4% | +2.5 | +0.5 | |
| Mozambique | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 11.4% | +2.5 | +0.5 | |
| French Guiana | 8.3% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 11.3% | +3.0 | +1.0 | |
| Guyana | 8.3% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 11.3% | +3.0 | +1.0 | |
| Suriname | 8.3% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 11.3% | +3.0 | +1.0 | |
| Venezuela | 8.3% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 11.3% | +3.0 | +1.0 | |
| Benin | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Ghana | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Guinea | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Liberia | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Mali | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Mauritania | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Niger | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Nigeria | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Sierra Leone | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Togo | 8.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% | +1.7 | +0.3 | |
| Myanmar | 8.4% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 10.4% | +2.0 | +0.4 | |
| Belarus | 7.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 10.3% | +2.7 | +0.7 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7.6% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.0% | +2.4 | +0.5 | |
| Lesotho | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 9.9% | +1.1 | +0.1 | |
| Russia | 7.6% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 9.9% | +2.3 | +0.4 | |
| Ukraine | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 9.5% | +0.4 | +0.1 | |
| Cameroon | 7.0% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.1% | +2.1 | +0.4 | |
| Central African Republic | 7.0% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.1% | +2.1 | +0.4 | |
| Chad | 7.0% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.1% | +2.1 | +0.4 | |
| Congo | 7.0% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.1% | +2.1 | +0.4 | |
| Congo (DRC) | 7.0% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.1% | +2.1 | +0.4 | |
| Kenya | 7.8% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 8.9% | +1.1 | +0.2 | |
| Haiti | 7.1% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 8.9% | +1.8 | +0.4 | |
| Zimbabwe | 6.9% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 8.9% | +2.0 | +0.4 | |
| Laos | 6.0% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 8.4% | +2.4 | +0.6 | |
| Bangladesh | 6.5% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 8.0% | +1.5 | +0.2 | |
| Burundi | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Eritrea | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Ethiopia | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Somalia | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| South Sudan | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Sudan | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Tanzania | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Uganda | 6.4% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Armenia | 6.2% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | +1.5 | +0.3 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 7.2% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 7.6% | +0.4 | -0.1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 6.2% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 7.6% | +1.4 | +0.3 | |
| Uzbekistan | 5.7% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 7.6% | +1.9 | +0.4 | |
| Rwanda | 6.0% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 7.6% | +1.6 | +0.4 | |
| Syria | 6.7% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 7.4% | +0.7 | -0.1 | |
| Cuba | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 6.8% | +1.1 | +0.1 | |
| Afghanistan | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 6.3% | +1.2 | +0.2 | |
| Tajikistan | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 6.3% | +1.2 | +0.2 | |
| Turkmenistan | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 6.3% | +1.2 | +0.2 | |
| Cambodia | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 6.1% | +1.5 | +0.4 |