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Share of people in European countries using generative AI tools

What you should know about this indicator

  • This data comes from Eurostat's annual survey on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals, a sample survey carried out by national statistical institutes.
  • Respondents were asked whether they had used any generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, LLaMA, Midjourney, DALL-E) to create content like text, images, programming code, or videos in the last 3 months. Possible answers were: Yes or No.
  • In 2025, around 330,000 individuals aged 16 to 74 in the EU were surveyed through face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, or online questionnaires.
  • 2025 is the first year Eurostat included questions on generative AI use in this survey, so no earlier time series is available for this indicator.
Share of people in European countries using generative AI tools
Share of individuals aged 16 to 74 who reported using tools — such as ChatGPT, Copilot, or Midjourney — to create content in the previous three months.
Source
Eurostat (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Last updated
April 7, 2026
Next expected update
April 2027
Date range
2025–2025
Unit
%

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

Eurostat – Use of generative AI tools by individuals

Retrieved on
April 7, 2026
Retrieved from
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ai_iaiu/default/table?lang=en
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This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
Eurostat - Use of generative AI tools by individuals (2026).
Retrieved on
April 7, 2026
Retrieved from
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ai_iaiu/default/table?lang=en
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
Eurostat - Use of generative AI tools by individuals (2026).

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“Data Page: Share of people in European countries using generative AI tools”, part of the following publication: Charlie Giattino, Edouard Mathieu, Veronika Samborska, and Max Roser (2023) - “Artificial Intelligence”. Data adapted from Eurostat. Retrieved from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260420-160145/grapher/share-europe-using-generative-ai.html [online resource] (archived on April 20, 2026).

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Eurostat (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data

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Eurostat (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “Share of people in European countries using generative AI tools” [dataset]. Eurostat, “Use of generative AI tools by individuals” [original data]. Retrieved April 20, 2026 from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260420-160145/grapher/share-europe-using-generative-ai.html (archived on April 20, 2026).

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