metric_name,value,value_unit,date,source_name,source_url,notes,axis_calculation
Global corporate AI investment 2025,$581.7B,USD billions,2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,129.9% YoY increase,FALSE
Global private AI investment 2025,$344.7B,USD billions,2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,127.5% YoY increase,FALSE
Generative AI private investment 2025,$170.9B,USD billions,2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,Nearly 50% of total private investment; grew 200%+ from 2024,FALSE
US private AI investment 2025,$285.9B,USD billions,2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,83% of global private AI investment,FALSE
California private AI investment 2025,$218B,USD billions,2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report/economy,76.2% of US total per HAI,FALSE
China private AI investment 2025,$12.4B,USD billions,2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,Excludes government guidance funds (~$184B historical),FALSE
US vs China AI investment ratio,23.1,ratio (US:China),2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,US private investment 23.1x more than China,FALSE
California vs China AI investment ratio,17.6,ratio (CA:China),2025,Axis Intelligence Research (Stanford HAI inputs),https://axis-intelligence.com/stats/ai-adoption-statistics-2026/,Original calculation: $218B / $12.4B,TRUE
Newly funded US AI companies 2025,1953,companies,2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,+71% YoY; 10x next closest country,FALSE
Billion-dollar AI funding events 2025,28,events,2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,Up from 15 in 2024,FALSE
IDC worldwide AI systems spending forecast 2026,$301B,USD billions,2026,IDC Worldwide AI Spending Guide,https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS52620524,Hardware + software + services,FALSE
Gartner AI software segment 2026,$157B,USD billions,2026,Gartner,https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-10-gartner-forecasts,,FALSE
Global AI infrastructure spending 2026,$98B,USD billions,2026,IDC,https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS52620524,Chips + servers + networking,FALSE
US consumer surplus from gen AI tools (annual),172,USD billions,Early 2026,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report/economy,Up from $112B year earlier,FALSE
Generative AI population adoption rate (3-yr),53,percent,Q1 2026,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,Faster than PC or internet adoption,FALSE
US adults using AI (past 6 months),61,percent,Q1 2026,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,,FALSE
Global population using AI daily (KPMG),21,percent,Early 2025,KPMG Global AI Survey 2025,https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/ai-and-technology/trust-in-artificial-intelligence.html,[older data] Survey conducted early 2025,FALSE
Knowledge workers using gen AI daily,38,percent,Q1 2026,IDC / McKinsey compiled,https://www.idc.com,Up from 11% in 2024,FALSE
Organizations using AI in ≥1 function,88,percent,Nov 2025,McKinsey State of AI 2025,https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai,Up from 78% in 2024,FALSE
Organizations using gen AI regularly,79,percent,Nov 2025,McKinsey State of AI 2025,https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai,,FALSE
Organizations reporting EBIT impact,39,percent,Nov 2025,McKinsey State of AI 2025,https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai,,FALSE
Organizations describing AI as mature,1,percent,Nov 2025,McKinsey State of AI 2025,https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai,Mature = embedded across multiple functions,FALSE
49-Point AI Adoption-to-Impact Gap,49,percentage points,Q1 2026,Axis Intelligence Research (McKinsey inputs),https://axis-intelligence.com/stats/ai-adoption-statistics-2026/,Original calculation: 88% adoption minus 39% EBIT impact,TRUE
Enterprises with AI in production,72,percent,Q1 2026,McKinsey Global AI Survey (compiled),https://www.mckinsey.com,Up from 55% in 2024,FALSE
Large enterprises (5000+) deploying AI,83,percent,Q1 2026,McKinsey / IDC,https://www.idc.com,,FALSE
SMBs (50-499 employees) deploying AI,42,percent,Q1 2026,McKinsey / IDC,https://www.idc.com,,FALSE
Average AI models in production per enterprise,4.2,models,2026,Gartner,https://www.gartner.com,Up from 1.9 in 2023,FALSE
Organizations deploying AI across 3+ functions,50,percent,2026,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,Over 50%,FALSE
Enterprises with no AI initiatives,8,percent,2026,IDC (compiled),https://www.idc.com,Down from 35% in 2021,FALSE
Enterprises increasing AI budgets 2026,65,percent,2026,IDC / McKinsey compiled,https://www.mckinsey.com,Median increase 22% YoY,FALSE
Average work hours saved weekly by AI users,5.4,percent of hours,2025-2026,Federal Reserve research,https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2024/july/generative-ai-and-the-labor-market/,≈2.2 hrs/week on 40-hr schedule,FALSE
Work hours saved equivalent (monthly),~1 full workday,days/month,2025-2026,Axis Intelligence (Federal Reserve inputs),https://axis-intelligence.com/stats/ai-adoption-statistics-2026/,Calculated from 2.2 hrs/week × 4 weeks,TRUE
% of AI users saving 9+ hours per week,27,percent,2025-2026,Federal Reserve / Work Insiders,https://www.frbsf.org,Power users segment,FALSE
Productivity boost AI-augmented roles,37,percent average improvement,2026,Forrester / IDC compiled,https://www.forrester.com,vs 12% for traditional automation,FALSE
Productivity boost traditional automation,12,percent,2026,Forrester,https://www.forrester.com,Baseline comparison,FALSE
AI vs traditional automation productivity premium,25,percentage points,2026,Axis Intelligence calculation,https://axis-intelligence.com/stats/ai-adoption-statistics-2026/,37% minus 12% = 25pp premium,TRUE
Daily gen AI user productivity gain report rate,92,percent,2026,BCG AI at Work 2025 / AmplifAI,https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/ai-at-work,,FALSE
Occasional gen AI user productivity gain rate,58,percent,2026,BCG AI at Work 2025,https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/ai-at-work,,FALSE
Throughput increase controlled study,66,percent,2023-2024,Nielsen et al. Science (cited by BCG),https://www.bcg.com/publications/2023/how-people-create-and-destroy-value-with-gen-ai,[older data],FALSE
Workers receiving workslop monthly,40,percent,2025,Stanford/BetterUp — HBR Sept 2025,https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity,,FALSE
Time to fix workslop per incident,2,hours,2025,Stanford/BetterUp,https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity,,FALSE
Financial cost of workslop per employee/month,$186,USD,2025,Stanford/BetterUp,https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity,,FALSE
AI skills wage premium,56,percent,2026,PwC Jobs Barometer,https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/workforce/publications/global-workforce-hopes-and-fears-survey.html,,FALSE
US employees expecting AI to eliminate job (5 yr),18,percent,2026,Gallup,https://news.gallup.com/poll/651867/workers-feel-ai-threat-jobs.aspx,,FALSE
Among workers in AI-adopting organizations,23,percent,2026,Gallup,https://news.gallup.com/poll/651867/workers-feel-ai-threat-jobs.aspx,,FALSE
WEF new jobs from AI by 2030,170,millions,Forecast to 2030,World Economic Forum Future of Jobs 2025,https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/,Forecast,FALSE
WEF jobs displaced by AI by 2030,92,millions,Forecast to 2030,World Economic Forum Future of Jobs 2025,https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/,Forecast,FALSE
WEF net job creation from AI by 2030,78,millions,Forecast to 2030,World Economic Forum Future of Jobs 2025,https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/,170M new minus 92M displaced,FALSE
Goldman Sachs labor productivity forecast (full adoption),15,percent,Long-term,Goldman Sachs Research,https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/generative-ai-could-raise-global-gdp-by-7-percent.html,Long-term forecast,FALSE
PwC AI GDP impact by 2030,$15.7T,USD trillions,Forecast,PwC Global AI Impact,https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/data-and-analytics/publications/artificial-intelligence-study.html,Forecast,FALSE
McKinsey annual AI productivity opportunity,$2.6T-$4.4T,USD trillions,Long-term,McKinsey Global Institute,https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/the-economic-potential-of-generative-ai,Range,FALSE
Enterprises with ≥1 AI agent in production,31,percent,Q1 2026,S&P Global Market Intelligence / McKinsey,https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence,,FALSE
Enterprises scaling agentic AI,23,percent,Q1 2026,McKinsey Superagency,https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/superagency-in-the-workplace-empowering-people-to-unlock-ais-full-potential-at-work,,FALSE
Enterprises experimenting with agentic AI,39,percent,Q1 2026,McKinsey Superagency,https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/superagency-in-the-workplace-empowering-people-to-unlock-ais-full-potential-at-work,,FALSE
Enterprise apps embedding ≥1 AI agent (Q1 2026),80,percent,Q1 2026,Gartner,https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-gartner-top-strategic-tech-trends-2026,Up from 33% in 2024,FALSE
AI agent pilots never reaching production,88,percent,2026,Forrester/Anaconda 2026,https://www.forrester.com/report/the-forrester-wave-ai-agents/RES182022,Critical production readiness stat,FALSE
Median payback on agent deployments,5.1,months,2026,BCG/Forrester 2026,https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/ai-at-work,,FALSE
SDR agents payback period,3.4,months,2026,BCG/Forrester 2026,https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/ai-at-work,Fastest payback use case,FALSE
Finance/ops agents payback period,8.9,months,2026,BCG/Forrester 2026,https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/ai-at-work,Slowest common use case,FALSE
Banking/insurance agents in production,47,percent,2026,S&P Global MI / McKinsey,https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence,Sector leader,FALSE
Healthcare agents in production,18,percent,2026,S&P Global MI / McKinsey,https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence,,FALSE
Government agents in production,14,percent,2026,S&P Global MI / McKinsey,https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence,Sector laggard,FALSE
MCP public servers,9400,servers,April 2026,Anthropic / DigitalApplied,https://www.digitalapplied.com/blog/ai-agent-adoption-2026-enterprise-data-points,,FALSE
Enterprises with dedicated AI agent owner role,56,percent,2026,BCG AI Radar 2026,https://www.bcg.com,Up from 11% in 2024,FALSE
Organizations with no measurable AI ROI (MIT),95,percent,2025-2026,MIT Media Lab,https://www.media.mit.edu,Self-reported; full population including early pilots,FALSE
IBM average enterprise AI ROI,5.9,percent ROI on 10% capex,2025,IBM Institute for Business Value,https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/institute-business-value,,FALSE
AI projects in production achieving positive ROI in 12 months,44,percent,2026,Forrester,https://www.forrester.com,,FALSE
Average ROI per $1 invested,$3.70,USD,2026,BCG AI at Work / compiled,https://www.bcg.com,Concentrates in production-scaled organizations,FALSE
Average ROI for orgs scaled to production,1.7,multiple,2026,BCG,https://www.bcg.com,,FALSE
Financial services AI spend 2026,$31.3B,USD billions,2026,IDC,https://www.idc.com,Per IDC Worldwide AI Spending data,FALSE
Financial services AI spend per employee,$3200,USD/employee,2026,IDC,https://www.idc.com,2.6x cross-industry average,FALSE
Healthcare AI adoption 2026,62,percent,2026,IDC Health Insights,https://www.idc.com,,FALSE
Manufacturing AI adoption 2026,77,percent,2026,Industry surveys compiled,https://www.idc.com,Up from 70% in 2024,FALSE
Manufacturing AI spending growth YoY,48,percent,2026,IDC / industry surveys,https://www.idc.com,,FALSE
Chief AI Officer presence in enterprises,61,percent,2026,Azumo / McKinsey compiled,https://www.mckinsey.com,,FALSE
Workers using AI for work (some capacity),89,percent,2026,FounderReports 2026 survey,https://founderreports.com/ai-in-the-workplace-statistics/,Self-reported US survey,FALSE
AI researchers/developers moving to US (vs 2017),-89,percent change,2025,Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index,https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report,80% decline in last year alone,FALSE