20+ AI Productivity Statistics (2025)

of people who use AI are now doing so at work — only 1% use AI exclusively at work with no personal usage

From Exploding Topics' original survey of 1,003 AI users. The vast majority who adopt AI at work also use it at home.

of tech workers are using AI tools at work — up from just 14% in 2024

Generating code is a major use case for AI in the tech sector. Cited by Exploding Topics from a CNN/Google study published September 2025.

of AI users use AI tools every single day — a further 39.38% use them a few times per week

84.84% of AI users use AI at least once per week. Only a tiny percentage use it less than monthly.

of AI users have increased their usage in the past 12 months — 48.49% say they use it 'a lot more'

Only 3.13% have reduced their AI usage. The steepest increase is among the highest earners — 72.84% of those earning $200K+ now use AI 'much more'.

of workers say AI has at least 'somewhat' improved their productivity — over a third report a 'significant' improvement

Only 2.72% say AI has decreased their productivity. 16.43% report no change.

more weekly projects completed by programmers when assisted by AI — the largest measured gain across all professions

NN Group research found AI-assisted programmers more than doubled their weekly project completion rate.

more documents produced per hour by business professionals using AI

Business professionals — including analysts, consultants, and writers — produced 59% more documents per hour with AI drafting, summarisation, and formatting tools.

of workers describe their overall AI experience at work as at least 'somewhat positive'

52.84% call it entirely positive, 39.01% say sometimes positive. Only 1.65% say AI at work is not positive at all.

saved per week by marketers using AI tools — equivalent to over a month per year

5 hours/week × 52 weeks ÷ 8-hour days = 32.5 days per year. Salesforce surveyed over 1,000 marketers.

of PR professionals say AI speeds up their work — up from 28% using GenAI in 2023 to 75% in 2025

From the Muck Rack State of AI in PR 2025 report. Brainstorming (82%), first drafts (72%), and editing (70%) are the top AI use cases.

of customer service reps at organisations using AI say it saves them time

From Salesforce's State of Service report. Service reps spend 66% of their time on non-customer-facing tasks — AI automates many of these.

of AI users say the technology improves the quality of their work

Beyond speed, AI is also improving output quality. 51% of the publishing industry now uses AI daily, 33.8% weekly.

of people who use AI at work use it for writing reports, emails, and presentations

A similar number (63.48%) use AI for editing. Women are slightly more likely than men to use AI for writing (67.87% vs 61.98%).

of marketers using GenAI deploy it for basic content creation and writing copy

Inspiring creative thinking (71%), analysing market data (63%), and generating image assets (62%) round out the top use cases among 1,000+ marketers surveyed.

of workplace AI users turn to the technology for data analysis

Men (52.09%) are far more likely than women (33.93%) to use AI for data analysis. Code writing is used by 26% of workplace AI users.

of marketers expect GenAI to free them from busy work so they can focus on more strategic tasks

The promise of AI in knowledge work is shifting from raw speed to strategic value — letting professionals focus on higher-order work.

of workers receive little or no AI training from their employer

Less than half (47.04%) feel they've received 'excellent' training. 19.5% say they have received no support at all.

of employees pay for their own AI tools at work — 50.2% use at least one personal AI account for work

With training inconsistent, employees are going rogue. A further 11.58% use a mix of employer-funded and personal tools.

of workplace AI users cite privacy and security as a concern — the biggest fear at work

Being made to look replaceable (43.31%) and quality/accuracy worries (42.12%) are the next-biggest fears. Only 9.78% have no concerns at all.

of companies still lack a formal AI policy — though improving from 72% in 2024

40% of companies don't offer AI training, while 76.3% of publishers report ethical concerns about AI usage.