AI & Agentic AI Statistics
for 2026

of organizations now use AI in at least one business function — up from 78% a year earlier.

of organizations are already experimenting with AI agents, and 23% are scaling an agentic system in at least one function.

of senior executives say AI agents are already being adopted in their company — though just 17% have deployed them broadly.

of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI by 2028 — up from less than 1% in 2024.

of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously by agentic AI by 2028, up from 0% in 2024.

of companies using generative AI will run agentic-AI pilots in 2025, rising to 50% by 2027.

of agentic-AI projects will be scrapped by the end of 2027 — usually from unclear business value, not the technology itself.

in worldwide AI spending forecast for 2028 — more than double 2024, a 29% CAGR.

in generative-AI spending by 2028 — about 32% of all AI spend, growing at a 59% CAGR.

projected size of the AI-agents market by 2030, growing roughly 46% a year.

in value generative AI could add to the global economy each year, across 63 analyzed use cases.

of companies adopting AI agents say the agents already deliver measurable value through higher productivity.

the revenue growth (and 40% greater cost savings) that AI leaders achieve vs laggards — while 60% of companies still capture little value from AI.

of the time employees spend at work is on activities current generative AI has the potential to automate.

of global knowledge workers already use AI at work — a share that nearly doubled in six months.

of sales organizations now use AI for tasks like prospecting, forecasting, lead scoring, or drafting outreach.

of a sales rep's time is actually spent selling — the rest goes to admin, data entry, and research.

more likely to see revenue increase: sales teams that use AI vs those that don't.

more likely to qualify a lead when reps respond within 5 minutes versus 30 — the canonical case for fast, automated follow-up.

of marketers now use AI to create content, including email and social copy.

of marketers say AI lets them create significantly more content — and teams report saving 10+ hours a week.

in annual productivity generative AI could add to the sales and marketing functions alone.

SaaS apps run by the average company — down from a peak of 130, the first decline in over a decade.

the average organization wastes on unused SaaS licenses each year — up 14% year over year.

only about half of the SaaS licenses companies pay for actually get used.

average annual SaaS spend per employee — a 22% jump year over year.

of US small businesses already use AI-enabled tools, and generative-AI use nearly doubled to 40% in a year.

of SMBs using AI say it boosts their revenue — and 83% of growing SMBs use AI, vs just 55% of those in decline.