19.8% of US businesses use AI in any business function.

What it means for Indian businesses

Across all US businesses, including small ones, AI use is still a minority.

This survey covers every US business, down to the smallest, which is why the number is lower than enterprise surveys like Deloitte's. Indian enterprise figures (40% at scale) and MSME figures (25% in workflows) come from different surveys and aren't directly comparable.

For most mid-sized companies, the honest position is that a few competitors have started and most have not.