Some 88 percent of organizations report regularly using artificial intelligence in at least one business function, and 72 percent now use generative AI, up from 33 percent in 2024, according to survey data on enterprise AI. Despite that breadth of adoption, nearly two-thirds of organizations have not yet begun scaling AI across the enterprise, pointing to a persistent gap between experimentation and broad deployment.

Production deployment is rising steadily. The data shows 72 percent of enterprises had at least one AI workload in production as of the first quarter of 2026, up from 55 percent in 2024 and just 20 percent in 2020. Adoption leads in technology and software companies at 88 percent, followed by financial services at 79 percent, with other sectors trailing as they work through integration and governance.

The value picture remains uneven. Only 39 percent of respondents report measurable earnings impact at the enterprise level, even as many cite cost and revenue benefits at the level of individual use cases, and 64 percent say AI is enabling innovation. Among projects that reach production, 44 percent achieve positive return within 12 months. The data depicts widespread adoption paired with a still-developing ability to convert AI activity into enterprise-wide financial results.

Source: McKinsey -- https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai-how-organizations-are-rewiring-to-capture-value