Sources
The numbers we quote, and where they come from.
These are outside surveys, not InnoStak customer results. Each one describes the people who answered that survey in that year, not every business. Plans and expectations are labeled as plans, not as things that already happened.
88%
Of respondents said their organization regularly uses AI in at least one business function.
- Source
- McKinsey & Company, The state of AI in 2025 (2025)
- Who was asked
- 1,993 survey respondents across 105 countries, surveyed June–July 2025
- Context
- Up from 78% in McKinsey's survey a year earlier. Using AI in one function is not the same as using it well, or everywhere.
62%
Of respondents said their organization is at least experimenting with AI agents.
- Source
- McKinsey & Company, The state of AI in 2025 (2025)
- Who was asked
- Same McKinsey 2025 survey respondents
- Context
- 23% said they are scaling an agent system somewhere in the business; another 39% said they have started experimenting.
53%
Of small and mid-sized business leaders said productivity must increase.
- Source
- Microsoft, 2025 Work Trend Index: SMB (2025)
- Who was asked
- SMB leaders in Microsoft's 2025 Work Trend Index research
- Context
- The same research reports leaders and employees saying they lack the time or energy to do their work.
86%
Of employers surveyed expect AI and information-processing technology to transform their business by 2030.
- Source
- World Economic Forum, The Future of Jobs Report 2025 (2025)
- Who was asked
- Employers surveyed for the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025
- Context
- This is an expectation about the future, not adoption that has already happened.
Last checked against the source pages in November 2026.