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Which countries are adopting AI the fastest?

Rich populations and tech-friendly governments help

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) entered the mass market just three years ago, but by the end of 2025 some 16% of the world’s working-age population used generative-AI tools each month. This rapid growth in adoption has been uneven, however. New data, released on January 8th, show which countries are ahead and which are falling behind. America and China lead the world in developing the technology, but they are not the ones adopting it fastest.

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