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AI diffusion in the United Arab Emirates in the second half of 2025, the highest of the 30 economies shown (US: 28.3%)
What the chart shows
The Microsoft AI Economy Institute puts AI diffusion, its population-level AI adoption rate, at 64% in the United Arab Emirates in the second half of 2025, the highest of the 30 economies shown, followed by Singapore at 60.9%. Norway (46.4%), Ireland (44.6%) and France (44.0%) were next.
The United States ranked 24th at 28.3%, down from 23rd in the first half of the year. Every economy shown rose between the two halves; South Korea gained most, 4.8 percentage points, moving from 25th to 18th.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 64.0% |
| Singapore | 60.9% |
| Norway | 46.4% |
| United States (24th) | 28.3% |
| South Korea, second half | 30.7% |
| South Korea, first half | 25.9% |
How to read it
- AI diffusion is the Microsoft AI Economy Institute’s population-level AI adoption rate, estimated from Microsoft telemetry.
- The 30 economies are those with the highest rates in the first half of 2025; first-half values are in the CSV.
- The report labels the changes between the two halves as percentages (South Korea +4.8%); they are percentage points.
Source: Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 4.3.12: AI diffusion by top 30 geographic areas, first vs. second half 2025. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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