AI Diffusion Report 2026 Q2 — transcribed tables
These tables reproduce the existing in/out transcription of printed Microsoft report values. Notes retain source periods, units, approximations and known inconsistencies. Point values are not inferred from unlabeled charts. This is a transcription, not a new Microsoft dataset; verify critical figures against the linked original page.
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 5
Global AI diffusion through Q2 2026
Gap columns use percentage points. Measure covers ages 15–64; change compares Q2 with Q1.
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| Region | H2 2025 (%) | Q1 2026 (%) | Q2 2026 (%) | Q2 change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global North | 24.7 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 1.3 |
| Global South | 14.1 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 0.8 |
| World | 16.3 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 1.0 |
| North–South gap | 10.6 | 12.1 | 12.6 | None |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 5
Copilot intent prevalence relative to the global conversation mix
Relative differences from each intent’s global share, not percentages of conversations or percentage-point gaps. Visually verified chart color mapping. Subset of consumer Copilot conversations; early adopters, not all AI users; intents ordered by global prevalence.
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| Intent | Global North difference (%) | Global South difference (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Searching for information | 6.5 | -14.1 |
| Create/edit text or code | -10.3 | 22.4 |
| Feedback or advice | 12.6 | -27.5 |
| Shopping/product research | 16.9 | -36.9 |
| Self-directed learning | -13.4 | 29.2 |
| Create/edit images | -14.9 | 32.3 |
| Technical support | 3.8 | -8.3 |
| Schoolwork/academic support | -14.9 | 32.3 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 5
Copilot traffic shares in the intent analysis
Shares of the analyzed Copilot conversations; not population shares.
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| Region | Traffic share (%) |
|---|---|
| Global North | 68.5 |
| Global South | 31.5 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 7
OpenRouter open-weight token usage
Late 2025 stated as roughly one-third, not a precise 33.3%. Analysis refers to >100 trillion tokens. OpenRouter is developer-oriented; excludes direct-provider and local usage and is not global market share.
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| Period | Open-weight token share (%) |
|---|---|
| Late 2025 (roughly) | 33.333333333333336 |
| 2026 recent analysis | 75 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 7
Artificial Analysis frontier labels
Explicit final labels in chart; full model release-date series is unlabeled. Inspect original page for exact visual context. Data through September 2026, beyond the Q2 adoption reporting period.
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| Model class | Intelligence Index |
|---|---|
| Closed weights | 53.4 |
| Open weights | 44.9 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 8
GLM 5.3 Flash cost compared with GPT 5.6 Sol high
Prose says similar intelligence performance at roughly one third the cost per task. Approximate ratio, not a direct measured price; full scatter values are unlabeled.
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| Comparison | Relative cost |
|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash / GPT 5.6 Sol high | 0.3333333333333333 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 9
Hugging Face Spaces: labeled counts
Chart and prose disagree on dates. Chart says 1.8× since first report; prose says approximately 83% increase. Projects are surviving Spaces, not distinct commercial products. All historical intermediate values are unlabeled.
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| Period | Cumulative surviving Spaces |
|---|---|
| End 2023 (approximately) | 124000 |
| First report: chart Oct 2025 / prose Nov 2025 | 797000 |
| Chart Aug 2026 / prose Sep 2026 | 1460000 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 9
Bring Your Own Language performance improvement
Report summary across a set of benchmarks, not exact per-language scores.
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| Measure | Improvement (%) |
|---|---|
| Chichewa and Māori benchmark mean improvement (approximately) | 12 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 13
Economy appendix, page 13
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| Economy | Q1 2026 (%) | Q2 2026 (%) | Q2 change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 70.1 | 73.3 | 3.2 |
| Singapore | 63.4 | 64.3 | 0.9 |
| Ireland | 48.4 | 49.9 | 1.5 |
| France | 47.8 | 49.6 | 1.8 |
| Norway | 48.6 | 49.4 | 0.8 |
| Spain | 44.2 | 45.1 | 0.9 |
| New Zealand | 43.0 | 44.1 | 1.1 |
| United Kingdom | 42.2 | 43.7 | 1.5 |
| Netherlands | 42.1 | 43.5 | 1.4 |
| Qatar | 41.8 | 43.5 | 1.7 |
| Australia | 39.5 | 40.7 | 1.2 |
| South Korea | 37.1 | 40.6 | 3.5 |
| Belgium | 39.0 | 40.3 | 1.3 |
| Switzerland | 37.8 | 39.1 | 1.3 |
| Israel | 38.1 | 38.7 | 0.6 |
| Canada | 37.3 | 38.5 | 1.2 |
| Sweden | 36.1 | 37.3 | 1.2 |
| Austria | 34.1 | 35.4 | 1.3 |
| Taiwan | 31.8 | 33.8 | 2.0 |
| Hungary | 32.2 | 33.3 | 1.1 |
| United States | 31.3 | 33.0 | 1.7 |
| Denmark | 31.2 | 32.4 | 1.2 |
| Germany | 31.1 | 32.3 | 1.2 |
| Poland | 31.0 | 32.3 | 1.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 29.4 | 31.4 | 2.0 |
| Italy | 30.2 | 31.4 | 1.2 |
| Czech Republic | 30.1 | 31.2 | 1.1 |
| Jordan | 29.7 | 31.2 | 1.5 |
| Bulgaria | 29.7 | 30.7 | 1.0 |
| Finland | 29.5 | 30.6 | 1.1 |
| Slovenia | 29.0 | 30.1 | 1.1 |
| Costa Rica | 28.5 | 29.7 | 1.2 |
| Vietnam | 26.5 | 27.9 | 1.4 |
| Lebanon | 27.3 | 27.7 | 0.4 |
| Oman | 26.5 | 27.6 | 1.1 |
| Portugal | 26.4 | 27.4 | 1.0 |
| Croatia | 26.1 | 27.2 | 1.1 |
| Slovak Republic | 26.1 | 27.1 | 1.0 |
| Colombia | 24.5 | 25.9 | 1.4 |
| Dominican Republic | 24.8 | 25.8 | 1.0 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 14
Economy appendix, page 14
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| Economy | Q1 2026 (%) | Q2 2026 (%) | Q2 change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 24.6 | 25.7 | 1.1 |
| Serbia | 24.1 | 25.3 | 1.2 |
| Lithuania | 24.3 | 25.1 | 0.8 |
| Jamaica | 24.0 | 25.0 | 1.0 |
| Japan | 22.5 | 24.7 | 2.2 |
| Panama | 23.3 | 24.2 | 0.9 |
| Chile | 22.7 | 24.0 | 1.3 |
| South Africa | 23.1 | 23.9 | 0.8 |
| Argentina | 21.9 | 23.4 | 1.5 |
| Bosnia And Herzegovina | 22.1 | 23.2 | 1.1 |
| Malaysia | 21.8 | 22.6 | 0.8 |
| Kuwait | 21.1 | 22.6 | 1.5 |
| Georgia | 20.5 | 21.6 | 1.1 |
| Greece | 20.8 | 21.5 | 0.7 |
| Mexico | 20.1 | 21.4 | 1.3 |
| Philippines | 20.1 | 20.7 | 0.6 |
| Ecuador | 19.5 | 20.3 | 0.8 |
| Brazil | 19.1 | 20.2 | 1.1 |
| El Salvador | 18.3 | 20.1 | 1.8 |
| Albania | 18.5 | 19.2 | 0.7 |
| Moldova | 18.5 | 19.1 | 0.6 |
| Turkey | 17.4 | 18.9 | 1.5 |
| Azerbaijan | 17.7 | 18.7 | 1.0 |
| India | 17.6 | 18.5 | 0.9 |
| Romania | 17.5 | 18.0 | 0.5 |
| Mongolia | 16.7 | 17.9 | 1.2 |
| China | 16.4 | 17.5 | 1.1 |
| Peru | 16.4 | 17.3 | 0.9 |
| Guatemala | 16.4 | 17.3 | 0.9 |
| Kazakhstan | 15.9 | 16.9 | 1.0 |
| Gabon | 15.0 | 15.7 | 0.7 |
| Libya | 15.0 | 15.5 | 0.5 |
| Egypt | 14.8 | 15.5 | 0.7 |
| Namibia | 15.1 | 15.4 | 0.3 |
| Botswana | 14.8 | 15.0 | 0.2 |
| Indonesia | 14.1 | 14.8 | 0.7 |
| Nepal | 14.2 | 14.6 | 0.4 |
| Honduras | 14.0 | 14.5 | 0.5 |
| Senegal | 13.9 | 14.4 | 0.5 |
| Tunisia | 13.5 | 13.9 | 0.4 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 15
Economy appendix, page 15
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| Economy | Q1 2026 (%) | Q2 2026 (%) | Q2 change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 13.3 | 13.8 | 0.5 |
| Cote D'Ivoire | 13.1 | 13.7 | 0.6 |
| Thailand | 12.4 | 13.4 | 1.0 |
| Bolivia | 12.7 | 13.3 | 0.6 |
| Zambia | 13.1 | 13.3 | 0.2 |
| Iraq | 12.5 | 13.0 | 0.5 |
| Iran | 12.6 | 12.8 | 0.2 |
| Paraguay | 12.2 | 12.6 | 0.4 |
| Nicaragua | 11.8 | 12.5 | 0.7 |
| Morocco | 11.7 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
| Pakistan | 11.4 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
| Gambia | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Mozambique | 10.9 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
| Angola | 10.9 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
| Madagascar | 10.9 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
| Malawi | 10.9 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
| Guyana | 10.3 | 11.3 | 1.0 |
| Suriname | 10.3 | 11.3 | 1.0 |
| Venezuela | 10.3 | 11.3 | 1.0 |
| French Guiana | 10.3 | 11.3 | 1.0 |
| Myanmar | 10.0 | 10.4 | 0.4 |
| Togo | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Guinea | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Niger | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Liberia | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Nigeria | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Benin | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Mali | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Ghana | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Sierra Leone | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Mauritania | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Burkina Faso | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Belarus | 9.6 | 10.3 | 0.7 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 |
| Russia | 9.5 | 9.9 | 0.4 |
| Lesotho | 9.8 | 9.9 | 0.1 |
| Ukraine | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Chad | 8.7 | 9.1 | 0.4 |
| Central African Republic | 8.7 | 9.1 | 0.4 |
Microsoft-AI-Diffusion-Report-2026-Q2.pdf · page 16
Economy appendix, page 16
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| Economy | Q1 2026 (%) | Q2 2026 (%) | Q2 change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8.7 | 9.1 | 0.4 |
| Democratic Republic Of The Congo | 8.7 | 9.1 | 0.4 |
| Congo | 8.7 | 9.1 | 0.4 |
| Haiti | 8.5 | 8.9 | 0.4 |
| Kenya | 8.7 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
| Zimbabwe | 8.5 | 8.9 | 0.4 |
| Laos | 7.8 | 8.4 | 0.6 |
| Bangladesh | 7.8 | 8.0 | 0.2 |
| Uganda | 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Ethiopia | 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Somalia | 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Eritrea | 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| South Sudan | 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Sudan | 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Burundi | 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Tanzania | 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Armenia | 7.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7.7 | 7.6 | -0.1 |
| Sri Lanka | 7.3 | 7.6 | 0.3 |
| Rwanda | 7.2 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Uzbekistan | 7.2 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Syria | 7.5 | 7.4 | -0.1 |
| Cuba | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| Tajikistan | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Afghanistan | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Turkmenistan | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Cambodia | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 |