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Large enterprise AI adoption declined 13% since July 2025 peak (US Census data)

6 points| osquar | 4 months ago |narev.ai

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osquar|4 months ago

Author here. Continued Apollo's analysis from August. Data: US Census Bureau's Business Trends and Outlook Survey. It tracks AI usage across 1.2m US businesses every 2 weeks.

- Large enterprises (250+ employees) peaked at 13.4% in July 2025, dropped to 11.7% - Every firm size category declined since July except smallest (1-4 employees) - Smallest firms continued rising: 9.65% → 10.3% - First sustained multi-month decline since tracking began Nov 2023

OG research: https://www.apolloacademy.com/ai-adoption-rate-trending-down...

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