Adults who use AI chatbots
49%
U.S. adults who report ever using chatbots
Feb 17–23, 2026
Pew Research Center ↗Feb 17–23, 2026
United States / National overview
National profile · People, work & businesses
US AI Statistics
Who uses AI, how often they use it, and which platforms Americans report using.
Employees using AI at work
53%
Use in their role a few times a year or more
August 2026
Gallup · published data table ↗August 2026
Generative AI used at work last week
39.2%
Employed adults aged 18–64
Q2 2026
RPS · via FRED ↗Q2 2026
Businesses using AI
23.8%
AI use in the previous two weeks
Period ending Sep 20, 2026
Census BTOS · October 8 release ↗Period ending Sep 20, 2026
Which chat platforms do Americans use?
Share of all U.S. adults who report ever using each platform · February 2026
0%25%50%
People may use several platforms; these percentages are not market shares and do not sum to 100%. Survey of 5,119 U.S. adults.
Pew · platform usage and methodology ↗From occasional use to everyday work
Gallup · share of U.S. employees reporting AI use in their role
| Period | Any use* | Frequent* | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 21% | 11% | 4% |
| May 2024 | 27% | 12% | 4% |
| May 2025 | 40% | 19% | 8% |
| November 2025 | 46% | 26% | 12% |
| May 2026 | 52% | 30% | 15% |
| August 2026 | 53% | 32% | 16% |
*Any use: a few times a year or more. Frequent: a few times a week or more. Categories overlap. August values come from Gallup’s published data table; some summary text on its page still describes May.
Gallup · workplace frequency series ↗Weekly generative AI use is rising
Employed U.S. adults aged 18–64 using generative AI for work on at least one day in the prior week
Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted. Values rounded to one decimal place. Real-Time Population Survey; Bick, Blandin and Deming, The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI (2026), retrieved from FRED.
FRED · observations, definition and citation ↗Business adoption differs by sector
Census BTOS · period ending May 3, 2026
Share of employer businesses using AI in any business function in the prior two weeks. This is a dated Census snapshot, not the latest biweekly release. The survey wording broadened in November 2025.
Census · business and sector analysis ↗Explore all 50 states
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How to read these indicators
An adoption percentage is meaningful only with its population and reference period.
Pew measures chatbot use among adults. Gallup measures AI use by employees. RPS measures weekly generative AI use by employed adults aged 18–64. Census measures recent use by employer businesses. These observations provide complementary views; their levels cannot be combined into one national rate.
Sources & observation dates
Official national workbook · October 8 release ↗Research reviewed October 11, 2026. All national figures on this page are transcribed from the linked primary sources; they are not live feeds.
Pew Research Center · adults and chatbot brands · February 2026 ↗Gallup · employee frequency series · through August 2026 ↗Real-Time Population Survey / FRED · weekly generative AI use · through Q2 2026 ↗U.S. Census Bureau · businesses and sectors · May 3, 2026 ↗Homepage platform comparisons use Pew’s national survey. State pages include varied mock platform index panels, which are not measured adoption estimates. Headquarters-based company evidence is linked on every state page.