A quarter of Americans use AI daily; intensity is growing faster than adoption
daily AI use
19%
2025
25%
now
25% of Americans now use AI daily, up from 19% in 2025; among AI users, daily usage jumped from 31% to 39%, and 24% spend more than an hour a day with AI. Overall US adult adoption moved only from 61% to 64% - intensity is growing much faster than reach.
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