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# Universities produced 68% of AI publications in 2024; industry 11.5%
- URL: https://aiadoption.org/data/ai-publications-by-sector/
- Published: 2026-10-19T06:30:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T06:04:15.000Z
- Description: Academia produced 68.1% of AI publications in 2024, up from 58.5% in 2013. Government (12.4%) and industry (11.5%) followed.
- Author: Manu
- Tags: Data, AI Research, #chart, #ai-index-2026, #hub-research

68.1%

▲ 9.6 pts since 2013

academia's share of 2024 AI publications, up from 58.5% in 2013

20132024

## What the chart shows

Universities and other academic institutions produced 68.1% of AI publications in 2024, up from 58.5% in 2013\. Government institutions produced 12.4%, industry 11.5% and nonprofits 4.6%.

The contrast with models is stark: industry builds 9 in 10 notable models ([related chart](https://aiadoption.org/data/notable-ai-models-by-sector/)) but writes about 1 in 9 AI papers.

## Key numbers

| Measure          | Value |
| ---------------- | ----- |
| Academia, 2024   | 68.1% |
| Academia, 2013   | 58.5% |
| Government, 2024 | 12.4% |
| Industry, 2024   | 11.5% |
| Nonprofit, 2024  | 4.6%  |

## How to read it

- Publications with unknown affiliations are excluded.
- Other includes sectors not listed separately.

**Source:** [AI Index](https://aiadoption.org/sources/#ai-index), 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 1.6.8: *AI publications in CS (% of total) by sector, 2013–24*. Chart and text by AI Adoption.  
Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.  
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