Microsoft: AI use continues to rise worldwide in 2026
New Microsoft report tracking AI adoption across geographies and organization sizes. Documents continued upward growth in deployment rather than the plateauing some analysts have predicted.
Microsoft published its 2026 update on the state of global AI diffusion on May 7. The report documents continued growth in adoption across regions, sectors, and organization sizes — including the long tail of mid-market and small-business deployment that often lags frontier-org coverage.
Reports like this should be read with the obvious caveat: Microsoft has commercial interest in AI adoption looking strong. That said, the methodology and underlying surveys are documented in the piece, which makes it more useful than vibe-aggregator coverage.