Tracker

CR-S07

ReferenceCompany-reported

UAE: 73.3% of working-age people used generative AI in June 2026 (highest globally); global 18.8%; Global North 28.8% vs South 16.2%.

Claim made
Who
Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
Target date
—
Status checked
28 September 2026

Source

Evidence to date

Telemetry-based. Stanford gives a different UAE figure: 54% in its takeaways article (AI Index 2026 takeaways) but 64% on its report page (AI Index 2026 report page); discrepancy unresolved.

Next indicator

Next Microsoft report; resolve the Stanford figure