121.2%
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rise in the share of LinkedIn members in the UAE who count as AI talent, 2019 to 2025, the fastest of any country tracked
What the chart shows
Between 2019 and 2025 the share of LinkedIn members who count as AI talent grew fastest in the United Arab Emirates (121.2%), India (120.4%) and Saudi Arabia (112.6%). Cyprus, Portugal, Indonesia and Brazil also more than doubled, with rises of 107.2% to 111.6%.
Turkey had the smallest rise of the 15 countries shown, 75.3%. Fast growth does not mean a high level: of the seven countries that more than doubled, only India and Cyprus are among the 15 with the highest AI talent concentration in 2025.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 121.2% |
| India | 120.4% |
| Saudi Arabia | 112.6% |
| Brazil | 107.2% |
| Turkey | 75.3% |
How to read it
- Percentage change in AI talent concentration (AI talent as a share of LinkedIn members) between 2019 and 2025. Levels are in the concentration chart.
- The AI Index says every country in LinkedIn’s sample grew by at least 75%; the data file lists only these 15 countries, so we cannot check that.
Source: LinkedIn, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 4.4.22: Percentage change in AI talent concentration by geographic area, 2019 vs. 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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