Measuring corporate AI
as it diffuses.

The figure distinguishes firms that have ever disclosed AI adoption, firms disclosing adoption in a given year, and firms making their first adoption disclosure in that year.

These are disclosure-based measures: firms may use AI without discussing it publicly.

Within-industry adoption rate. The heatmap shows, for each industry and year, the share of firms that have disclosed AI adoption. The 2024 ranking compares those within-industry rates.

Industry coverage includes 98.7% of firms. Rates describe disclosed adoption, not industry performance.

Industry composition

Which industries account for adopters—and for disclosure volume?

Composition of the adopter sample. The left bars show each industry’s share of all AI-adopting firms; the right bars show its share of AI adoption disclosures. Unlike the heatmap above, these are shares of the total adopter/disclosure sample—not within-industry adoption rates.

Industry-composition counts

AI-adopting firms and AI adoption disclosures by industry.

Industry group	Adopter firms	Firm share	Adoption disclosures	Disclosure share
Software & Services	214	16.2%	4171	33.2%
Health Care Equipment & Services	133	10.0%	999	8.0%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	44	3.3%	978	7.8%
Technology Hardware & Equipment	91	6.9%	972	7.7%
Financial Services	92	6.9%	830	6.6%
Commercial & Professional Services	78	5.9%	819	6.5%
Media & Entertainment	92	6.9%	783	6.2%
Capital Goods	105	7.9%	504	4.0%
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences	91	6.9%	476	3.8%
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail	61	4.6%	369	2.9%
Consumer Services	58	4.4%	306	2.4%
Automobiles & Components	13	1.0%	178	1.4%
Transportation	29	2.2%	176	1.4%
Insurance	37	2.8%	163	1.3%
Energy	33	2.5%	157	1.3%
Banks	30	2.3%	156	1.2%
Consumer Durables & Apparel	25	1.9%	99	0.8%
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	11	0.8%	72	0.6%
Materials	23	1.7%	69	0.5%
Telecommunication Services	10	0.8%	65	0.5%
Real Estate Management & Development	12	0.9%	62	0.5%
Food, Beverage & Tobacco	16	1.2%	55	0.4%
Utilities	16	1.2%	46	0.4%
Household & Personal Products	11	0.8%	42	0.3%

The underlying classification distinguishes initial, intermediate, and advanced integration among substantive AI disclosures.

Across 2011–2024, the shares are 24.0% initial, 44.3% intermediate, and 31.7% advanced.

A single AI disclosure can describe more than one application. The figure shows how the disclosed application mix changes over time, including the sharp rise of generative and interactive applications after 2022.

Shares are among AI-related disclosures; categories can overlap and need not sum to 100%.

Providers named in AI adoption disclosures, connected to the sectors of the disclosing firms. Ribbon widths count distinct firm–provider pairs over 2011–2024.

Six leading named providers are shown. A firm can name more than one provider; ribbon widths are counts, not market shares, contract values, or verified vendor relationships.