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# A quarter of US AI papers come from industry; in China, a quarter come from government
- URL: https://aiadoption.org/data/ai-publications-sector-us-china-europe/
- Published: 2026-10-19T06:30:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T06:04:19.000Z
- Description: Industry wrote 24.5% of US AI publications in 2024, against 18.0% in China. Government institutions wrote 25.1% of China's, more than any other region.
- Author: Manu
- Tags: Data, AI Research, AI in the US, AI in China, #chart, #ai-index-2026, #hub-research, #lens-us-china, #country-us, #country-china

24.5%

industry's share of US AI publications in 2024, against 18.0% in China and 17.1% in Europe

Industry's share of AI papers

United States24.5%

China18%

Europe17.1%

## What the chart shows

Academia dominates everywhere, producing 51–55% of AI publications in each region. The differences lie elsewhere: industry accounts for 24.5% of US AI publications, against 18.0% in China and 17.1% in Europe.

In China, government institutions produce 25.1% of AI publications, compared with 17.3% in Europe and 11.6% in the US.

## Key numbers

| Measure                                              | Value                      |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| US: academia / industry / nonprofit / government     | 50.8 / 24.5 / 13.1 / 11.6% |
| Europe: academia / government / industry / nonprofit | 55.3 / 17.3 / 17.1 / 10.4% |
| China: academia / government / industry / nonprofit  | 54.7 / 25.1 / 18.0 / 2.2%  |

## How to read it

- Publications with unknown affiliations are excluded.
- Shares within each region add up to 100%.

**Source:** [AI Index](https://aiadoption.org/sources/#ai-index), 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 1.6.9: *AI publications in CS (% of total) by sector and geographic area, 2024*. Chart and text by AI Adoption.  
Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.  
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