AI statistics · Stanford AI Index 2026
The numbers behind AI, checked and charted.
316 charts on AI models, money, jobs and rules. Every number is traced to its source and comes with the data to download.
The state of AI in six numbers
How we check every number →One number from each corner of the library. Each links to its chart, its source and the data, checked against the published data on 27 Oct 2026.
- 0198.7%The best SWE-bench Verified score reached 98.7% of the human baseline in 2025, up from 64.3%20242025View chart →
- 02$581.7BCorporate AI investment more than doubled to $581.7B in 202520132025View chart →
- 0388%88% of McKinsey survey respondents said their organisation used AI in 2025, up from 78%20172025View chart →
- 0459%59% of adults in 30 countries say AI products have more benefits than drawbacks, up from 52% in 202220222025View chart →
- 05150US states passed 150 AI-related laws in 2025, up from 132 in 2024 and 9 in 202020162025View chart →
- 06463Reported AI incidents rose 48% to 463 in 2025, a record for the AI Incident Database20122025View chart →
The AI Record
How it works →News with memory: each event we report, tied to what came before it and to the numbers it changes.
Thread · updated 27 Oct 2026AI Copyright Cases34 court decisions on AI and copyright, from Thaler and Getty to Bartz v. Anthropic's US$1.5B settlement, each from the court's own record.Thread · updated 27 Oct 2026AI Chatbot Rules for Children14 governments have binding rules on AI chatbots and children: age checks, AI disclosure, sexual-content blocks. Every measure dated and sourced.Thread · updated 27 Oct 2026AI Power Deals22 verified power deals of 100 MW or more signed for AI data centres, nuclear, gas, geothermal and hydro, each from a party's own release or filing.
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See all 316 →AI Ethics & SafetyUPDATED
463
AI incidents recorded by the AI Incident Database in 2025, up from 312 in 2024
Reported AI incidents rose 48% to 463 in 2025, a record for the AI Incident Database
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AI in HealthcareUPDATED
335
AI-enabled medical devices authorised by the FDA in 2025, up from 235 in 2024; 1,433 in all since 1995
The FDA authorised 335 AI-enabled medical devices in 2025, bringing the total since 1995 to 1,433
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Public Opinion on AINEW
51%
Of US adults aged 65 and over say federal AI regulation will not go far enough, against 41% of all adults and 38% of those aged 18–29
51% of Americans aged 65 and over say federal AI regulation will not go far enough, the most of any group
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AI JobsNEW
32%
Of respondents expect AI to decrease their organisation's workforce over the next year; 43% expect little or no change and 14% an increase
32% of McKinsey survey respondents expect AI to shrink their organisation's workforce next year
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AI in EducationNEW
94,917
Master's graduates in AI software-related fields at US institutions in 2024, up from 52,139 in 2022
US master's graduates in AI software-related fields rose 82% in two years, to 94,917 in 2024
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AI Regulation & PolicyNEW
7 of 8
International AI governance initiatives endorsed by the US from 2019 to 2025; like the UK, it did not sign the 2025 Paris AI Action Summit statement
The US and UK endorsed 7 of 8 major AI governance initiatives since 2019, but not the 2025 Paris statement
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AI BenchmarksNEW
0.86
Mean HELM Arabic score of Arabic.AI's LLM-X, the highest of 29 models; Gemini 2.5 Flash 0.82, GPT-5.1 0.81
Arabic.AI's LLM-X topped HELM Arabic with a mean score of 0.86, ahead of Gemini 2.5 Flash at 0.82
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AI ModelsNEW
16
Openness Index score out of 100 for K2 Think and Olmo 3 32B Think, the highest of 14 models; Claude 4.5 Haiku scores 2
K2 Think and Olmo 3 32B Think top the Openness Index at 16 of 100; no other model scores on pre-training data
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AI StatisticsEvery chart, by theme, hub and topic, with its source and data.316 charts · 98 topics →The AI RecordNews with memory: each event tied to what came before and to the numbers it moves.Threads, entries and the ledger →AI CompaniesRevenue, models, compute and rankings for the labs that set the pace.10 companies →AI by CountryHow far each country has come with AI, and the laws that govern it.39 countries and the EU →AI GlossaryThe terms behind the numbers, in plain English, each shown in a chart.51 terms →
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What share of organisations said they used AI in 2025?
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McKinsey survey respondents whose organisation used AI in 2025, up from 78% in 2024. A new question every Friday in the newsletter.
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