AI adoption

This interactive chart shows changes over time in the number of small and medium businesses (SMEs) using AI. 

Fifth Quadrant collects the data monthly from 400 businesses. Read more about the survey. 

Data in this chart is from May 2024 to February 2025.

Explore the data

Filter the data by business size, industry and location to drill down into different areas. 

We have used SMEs’ answers to question one in the survey to allow you to filter by AI adoption level. 

We’ve categorised SMEs who responded with the following statements as ‘Adopting’:

  • We currently use AI broadly across our business.
  • We currently use AI within a limited part of our business.
  • We are in the process of implementing AI within our business.
  • We intend to implement AI within our business within the next 12 months.

We’ve categorised SMEs who responded ‘We don’t intend to implement AI within our business within the next 12 months' as ‘Not planning to adopt’.