schema string | slug string | title string | date timestamp[s] | canonical_url string | claim string | takeaway string | sources list | data dict |
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modevc.chart.v1 | generative-ai-usage-statistics | Generative AI Usage Statistics for the US | 2026-09-26T00:00:00 | https://modevc.com/charts/generative-ai-usage-statistics/ | 54.8% of Americans aged 18–64 used generative AI outside work in Q2 2026, up from 36.0% in Q3 2024. The share passed half in Q1 2026. | Half of working-age America already uses generative AI. The other half will get it by default, not by download. | [
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"name": "Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Real-Time Population Survey (FRED)",
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Generative AI Usage Statistics for the US
Empirical Claim: 54.8% of Americans aged 18–64 used generative AI outside work in Q2 2026, up from 36.0% in Q3 2024. The share passed half in Q1 2026.
Share of US adults aged 18–64 using generative AI for non-work purposes · quarterly, Q3 2024 – Q2 2026. Points are dated to the first day of each quarter, as on FRED.
Canonical Interactive Visualization & Primary Source
- Interactive D3 Chart & Full Analysis: https://modevc.com/charts/generative-ai-usage-statistics/
- Mode VC Empirical AI Chart Index (38 Charts): https://modevc.com/charts/
- Mode VC Institutional Investor Atlas (3,650+ VC Firms): https://modevc.com/investors/
- Mode VC Research Homepage: https://modevc.com
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Endpoint:
https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-generative-ai-usage-statistics
Key Analytical Takeaway
Half of working-age America already uses generative AI. The other half will get it by default, not by download.
Citation & Attribution
Published by Mode VC under CC-BY-4.0. When referencing this dataset, cite Generative AI Usage Statistics for the US (https://modevc.com/charts/generative-ai-usage-statistics/).
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