Artificial Intelligence is an unstoppable force reshaping our world.

To help you understand today’s AI market, we’ve put together a list of the most compelling AI statistics for 2025.

The numbers tell an extraordinary story of innovation and transformation and AI's influence continues to expand at lightening speed.

From market growth projections to industry-specific implementations, these stats give you a clear picture of where artificial intelligence is headed.

Once you’re up to date with the facts, check out my top AI trends and predictions for 2025.

Now let’s dive into the AI stats!

AI market size statistics

How big is the AI market, and how fast will it grow in 2025 and beyond?

Here’s what we know:

• The AI market is currently worth around $184 billion. (Statista)

• The market for AI wearables is expected to reach $180 billion by 2025 (Global Market Insights)

• AI-powered self-driving vehicles gross $173 billion in annual revenue worldwide (MarketWatch)

• By 2027, the AI market is forecasted to reach $407 billion. (Markets and Markets)

The rapidly changing nature of AI makes it hard to predict what will happen too far into the future. But, by 2030:

• The AI market value could reach $1.81 trillion (GrandViewResearch)

• AI will contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy. This is more than the current combined output of China and India. (PwC)

• China will be the world leader in AI technology with a 26.1% global market share (Searchlogistics)

• AI will have a 21% increase in contribution to the United States GDP. (Forbes)

AI adoption in business statistics

Business leaders are keen to adopt AI in their organizations, trusting that it will give them a competitive advantage and increase their revenue.

Data shows that:

• 91% of top businesses reported ongoing investments in AI already. (NewVantage)

• 4 in 5 companies deem AI to be a top priority in their business strategy (Forbes)

• 89.6% of Fortune 1000 companies are increasing investments in AI. (Wavestone)

• 55% of companies are currently using AI, and an additional 45% are exploring its implementation for the future. (CompTIA)

• 87% of business leaders believe AI gives them a competitive edge over rivals (MIT Sloan Management).

• 65% of organizations were regularly using generative AI technology in 2024, nearly double the amount in 2023. (McKinsey)

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What AI tools are people using?

There are now plenty of generative AI tools available to the public.

Popular tools like Canva and Notion have successfully integrated AI features to their premium plans.

Research from the World Bank Group found that:

• ChatGPT was the most popular generative AI chatbot, followed by Gemini, Poe, Perplexity, Claude, DeepAI, and Copilot.

• For image generation, MidJourney attracts the most traffic.

• Runway was the most popular AI video generation tool.

OpenAI dominates the AI market, and many companies that offer their own AI solutions are running OpenAI's GPT models with their own interface wrapper on top.

Statistics about ChatGPT

Open AI’s ChatGPT is the most widely used AI tool and has been grabbing headlines since its release in November 2022.

A record-breaking 1 million users signed up for ChatGPT in its first 5 days (OpenAI) and it had 100 million monthly users by early 2023.

More incredible ChatGPT statistics:

• Latest data shows ChatGPT is still the most popular generative AI tool, with 393 million monthly visitors. (Semrush).

• As of December 2024, ChatGPT’s website was visited approximately 3.66 billion times a month. (Similarweb)

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims 100 million weekly users flock to ChatGPT.

• 14.58% of users come from the USA, followed by 3.37% from India and 4.88% from Brazil. (Similar Web)

• 17% of 30 to 44-year-olds and 15% of 18 to 29-year-olds have used ChatGPT to generate text. (YouGov)

Over the course of 2024, OpenAI released ChatGPT version 4o, and started a new line of advanced reasoning models with o1.

I guarantee that 2025 will be packed with more huge announcements from OpenAI!

AI in the workplace

Since ChatGPT’s release, employees have been using AI at work to improve their efficiency and output.

Many kept their AI usage on the down-low at first, but, as I discussed in my AI Trends 2025 article, this is changing.

Some hopeful perspectives about AI:

• AI is expected to improve employee productivity by 40%. (PWC)

• 64% of businesses expect that AI will help increase overall productivity. (Forbes)

Both leaders and employees can benefit from increased productivity and profits.

But it’s not all rainbows and butterflies:

• 77% of survey respondents expressed concern that integrating AI into business operations will cause job losses in the near future. (Forbes Advisor)

• AI could affect around 15% of the global workforce, leaving 400 million workers displaced. (McKinsey)

• By 2025, AI and technology could replace about 85 million jobs worldwide. (World Economic Forum)

On the flip side, AI is also creating new jobs and career paths.

• There will be 97 million new jobs created due to the evolution of the economy and job market. (World Economic Forum)

• In 2022, 35% of businesses hired data engineers for AI-related supporting positions. (McKinsey)

• Almost 100 million will be working in the AI space by next year. (We Forum)

AI has made it impossible to predict what the world will look like in 5 or 10 years' time.

However, there’s a good chance that AI will bring about some dark economic times where only those who master the latest tools and keep their skills fresh will have a chance at staying afloat.

AI for marketing and sales

Marketing and sales departments are leading the charge in AI adoption.

According to the Marketing Institute’s 2024 State of Marketing AI Report:

• 78% of marketers will be using AI automation in more than a quarter of their tasks within the next three years.

• 99% of respondents said they’re personally using AI in some way, and 15% said they couldn’t live without it!

• 36% percent of respondents say that AI is integrated into their daily workflows (up from 29% since last year)

• 80% of marketers’ most desired outcome was to “reduce time spent on repetitive, data-driven tasks" while 64% wanted to “get more actionable insights from marketing data”

• 67% cited “lack of education and training” as the main barrier to AI adoption

Marketers generally see positive results from AI - 41% agree that using AI for email marketing generates higher market revenue. (Statista)

However, 47% of marketers believe AI will eliminate more jobs than it creates in the next three years. (Marketing Institute)

Customer service AI statistics

Customer service and AI? It’s a match made in heaven.

AI can process queries 24/7, handle multiple conversations simultaneously, and provide helpful responses instantly.

Old customer service chatbots were based on a logic tree and struggled to answer all customer queries. But modern, AI-powered counterparts use natural language processing to understand more complex requests.

What we know about AI adoption in customer service:

• More than half (52%) of telecommunications organizations use chatbots (Gartner)

• 72% of CX leaders expect AI agents to reflect their brand identity, values and voice. (Zendesk)

• Using chatbots can reduce customer service costs by around 30%, and they can handle 80% of repetitive tasks and questions. (IBM

• 75% of CX leaders see AI as a force for amplifying human intelligence, not replacing it. (Zendesk)

The big question is, what do customers think?

According to Zendesk data:

• 66% of customers say AI-powered chatbots make their lives easier by saving time and effort.

• 51% say they prefer interacting with bots over humans when they want immediate service.

• 68% believe chatbots should have the same expertise and quality as highly skilled human agents.

• 67% are asking AI bots more varied questions than before.

• 48% say it’s harder to tell the difference between AI and human service reps.

On the other hand, Forbes Advisor found that

• 76% of consumers were concerned about misinformation from AI tools.

• 14% said they were unlikely to trust a business that implements AI.

Opinions about AI in customer service are mixed, but as technology improves, trust will grow.

In the future, we’ll probably expect straightforward queries handled by AI and a small percentage of complex issues handled by human specialists.

AI in healthcare

AI has the potential to transform healthcare for the benefit of all humanity.

Currently:

• AI is used in disease prevention to discover previously unknown strains (OECD)

• 38% of medical professionals now use computer systems to aid diagnosis (Gartner)

• AI can automate up to 73% of healthcare administrative tasks. (Business Insider)

• Google's deep ML technology is claimed to be 99% accurate (Google AI Blog) For example, it was shown to be more effective than human pathologists at detecting metastatic breast cancer.

AI assistance could free up nurses and doctors to focus more on patient care.

• With AI reducing administrative tasks, physicians can spend almost 20% more time on patients. (Statista)

• Nurses could spend around 8% more of their time with patients. (Statista)

However, the general public has voiced concerns over healthcare services relying too heavily on AI.

• 6 out of 10 adults in the US would not be comfortable if their healthcare provider relied on AI for diagnosing and treating. (Pew Research Center)

• 8 out of 10 would not want to talk to an AI chatbot for mental health support. (Pew Research Center)

AI in education

Students are keen adopters of AI.

According to the Digital Education Council’s Global AI Student Survey:

• 86% of students said they use artificial intelligence in their studies

• 24% reported using AI daily, and 54% used it weekly.

• ChatGPT is the most commonly used AI tool for students, followed by Grammarly and Microsoft CoPilot.

• 69% of students said they use AI to search for information, and 42% said they use it to check grammar.

• Only 24% said they used it to draft essays.

Despite students’ enthusiasm for AI, 58% felt they didn’t have sufficient knowledge and skills in AI, and 48% felt unprepared for an AI-enabled workplace.

What about teachers?

Quizlet’s State of AI in Education report found that:

• 50% of teachers use AI for lesson planning

• 44% use it for research

• 37% of educators use AI to generate classroom materials like tests and assignments.

However, teachers are less supportive of students using AI - 70% of educators believe using AI in assignments constitutes plagiarism. (Neuroscience News)

AI will have a positive impact on education by helping students delve deeper into topics and lighten the administrative load for teachers.

However, the question of whether it’s right for students to use AI to write essays and homework is not easy to answer.

AI in recruitment

Recruiters can use AI to write job descriptions, filter through resumes, and prepare interviews.

A Statista report confirmed that:

• 55% of companies surveyed used AI for candidate matching.

• Other popular use cases were:

  • Intelligent sourcing (44%)

  • Chatbots and messaging (43%)

  • Email and recruitment marketing content (40%)

  • Screening candidates via automated messages (37%)

Demandsage reported that:

• 87% of companies are incorporating AI somewhere in their recruitment process.

• 67% say that time savings are a key advantage.

• 43% say there’s a reduction of human bias, and 31% noticed improved candidate matching.

AI in financial services

Financial service leaders are banking on big profits from adopting AI.

According to Grand View Research:

• AI adoption in financial service businesses is expected to hit 85% in 2025, with 60% using AI across multiple business functions.

• AI can reduce operational costs in finance by 22-25% on average by automating processes and reducing errors.

• By 2025, AI is expected to create over $140 billion of value annually in banking.

AI risk to different industries

Across all US industries, AI and machine learning are expected to replace 16% of all US jobs in less than 5 years. (Forrester)

Around 30% of existing jobs could be susceptible to automation from robotics and AI by the early 2030s.

Transportation and storage workers face the most significant risk of job automation. Here is a breakdown of how AI and automation may affect different industries:

Employment shares and the proportion of jobs at high risk of automation by the early 2030s for all UK industry sectors:

(source: The Future Centre)

Despite this, new jobs are likely to arise.

• The AI market will create 9% of new jobs in the US for a net loss of 7%.

• The manufacturing industry stands to gain $3.78 trillion from AI by 2035 (Accenture

• Manufacturing businesses that utilize AI are performing 12% better than businesses that continue to use traditional methods only. (Microsoft)

AI Statistics 2025: the takeaway

From all this data, it’s clear to see that AI will present opportunities and challenges in 2025 and beyond.

While the potential benefits are enormous, we’ll also face an unprecedented threat to business as we know it.

The key takeaways:

• The AI industry will boom in 2025 and beyond, with the global AI market valued at $279 billion and growing.

• AI will see widespread adoption across industries, especially marketing and customer service.

• AI can make a massive positive impact on healthcare.

• Up to 30% of jobs are at risk by the early 2030s, especially in transportation and manufacturing.

• New roles are emerging, and almost 100 million will soon work in AI.

• Industries implementing A are seeing notable increases in profits and efficiency.

• Consumers are skeptical about AI, but many are happy to have bots answer their queries.

• Students and teachers are keen AI adopters, but the problem of plagiarism is not easy to solve.

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