While artificial intelligence (AI) saw a staggering growth in adoption rates from 2017 to 2018, it has leveled off significantly since 2019. It grew nearly *** times in 2022 compared to its adoption rate in 2017. Much of this can be attributed to AI being more understood as an inherent tool of optimizing business and operations in 2022. It is less amazingly novel and rather an understood factor of value-adding in businesses.

North America is forecast to have the highest 5G adoption rate of any region worldwide in 2030 at ** percent, followed by Greater China at ** percent. The fifth generation of mobile technology, known as 5G, offers a range of benefits over previous iterations, including increased bandwidth and reduced latency.

This statistic depicts the projected distribution of healthcare blockchain adoption across healthcare applications worldwide, in 2017, 2020, and 2025. It is projected that ** percent of healthcare applications will have adopted blockchain for commercial deployment by 2025.

By comparing data from 2022 and 2024, it appeared that technology adoption in farming grew on a global scale. This was especially true of North America and Latin America. The latter witnessed the fastest growth, as the share of farmers using or willing to adopt at least one new technology in 2024 increased by ** percent compared to 2022 (** percent of respondents in 2024 against ** percent in 2022). In Europe, on the other hand, data highlighted a negative trend (** percent of farmers in 2024 against ** percent in 2022).

Consumer adoption of fintech companies and products has grown rapidly worldwide between 2015 and 2019. As of 2019, ** percent of consumers globally have adopted some form of money transfer and/or payment service. Insurance (insurtech) adoption has seen a significant growth from * percent in 2015 to almost ** percent in 2019. Fintech revolution continues Financial technology, better known as fintech, is the application of technology in the financial services industry to offer digitally enhanced products in the areas of digital payments, alternative financing, alternative lending, and personal finance. Globally, the number of companies operating under the category of fintech has substantially increased not only in North America but also in EMEA and APAC. Fintech investments continue to rise With the continued digitalization of the finance industry and the adoption of fintech products from both the industry itself but also consumers, it is unsurprising that the value and volume of investment into the sector has grown continuously since 2010. The value of investment into fintech companies worldwide in 2019 was more than double that seen in 2017.

According to a 2023 global survey, an increasing share of businesses believe they are making effective use of data. Over ************** of respondents said that they were driving innovation with data, while **** considered their businesses to be competing on data and analytics.

This statistic represents the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) adoption rate worldwide as of 2017, with a breakdown by industry. In 2017, the automotive industry had a ** percent adoption rate for industrial IoT.

Tech, media, and telecoms industries were the most diligent adopters of AI in 2024, with some ** percent of respondents using AI in their business. AI was most used in the product and/or service development functions, with only those working in consumer goods and retail using it less than ** percent.

Worldwide, more than *** in ** respondents support adoption for same-sex couples. Among the ** countries surveyed, the Spain, Thailand, Portugal, and Sweden registered the highest share of interviewees who agreed that same-sex couples should have the same rights to adopt children as heterosexual couples do. On the contrary, the most adversary countries towards adoption for same-sex couples were Romania, Turkey, and Poland.

Among one million websites receiving largest traffic, *** percent was using header-bidding technology in July 2025. The same was true for ***** percent of websites among the top 100 thousand and ***percent among the top 10 thousand.

Apple introduced the new iPhone ** lineup in September 2023. Since then, the iPhone ** and ** Pro Max have recorded the highest adoption rate. As of March 2025, they amounted to approximately **** and **** percent, respectively.

Smart supply chains accounted for ***** of the top ten use cases for internet of things (IoT). The top use case scenario in 2021 was remote asset monitoring with one-way data, streaming at ** percent.

Combined, China had the highest rate of exploring and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) globally in 2022. It was followed closely by India and Singapore. This lead was also marked when accounting only for the deployment of AI in organizations in China, with India following. Both nations had a nearly ** percent deployment rate. When accounting only for exploration, however, the leading nations were Canada and the United States. AI in Europe on the rise Europe contains an exceptionally vibrant technology sector. This is particularly true in the field of AI, where funding for startups specializing in this high-demand technology stood at more than *** billion U.S. dollars in late 2022. Many of Europe’s major economies are leaders in the exploration and deployment of AI and are ahead of the global curve. Opportunities for early adopters Those businesses that begin using AI early will find it easier to reap the benefits. The most desirable effect, or at least the one that directly affects most businesses, is a revenue increase as it underpins the whole of their business model. The most important benefit of AI usage in enterprises is in supply chain management and human resources. Major improvements to supply chains provide a major boost to revenue by using AI to map out idiosyncrasies and problematic stops. When it comes to human resources, the use of AI can drastically reduce time in hiring cycles by enabling AI-driven algorithms to select those candidates whose resume most aligns with the job requirements.

Japan is the country that has most widely adopted fibre-optic broadband in 2019, with adoption rate reaching ** percent. New Zealand and Sweden follow right behind, with adoption rates of ** and ** percent respectively. Fibre-optic broadband allows for transmission over longer distances and at higher speed than cables.

As of 2023, nearly ** percent of digital leaders globally stated that their companies adopted cloud technology either on small or large scale. Big data/ analytics were the second most popular adopted technology with around ** percent of respondents reporting the same. Artificial intelligence/ machine learning At the same time, ** percent of respondents were considering using Artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) technology, while ** percent said that their companies were piloting the implementation AI/ML technology. What is cloud computing?   Cloud computing refers to the use of networks of remote servers accessed over the internet to store, manage, and process data. It offers customers access to a wide range of technologies while lowering costs and reducing the need for technical expertise. The cloud service market is divided into three primary service models encompassing infrastructure, platforms, and software. Customers are able to choose between private, public, or hybrid cloud deployment depending on their business needs and security concerns. SaaS: the most widely adopted cloud solutions     In line with increases in companies’ adoption of cloud computing technologies, the worldwide revenue generated from these technologies has increased rapidly in recent years. Software as a Service (SaaS) is the largest segment of the global cloud computing market with revenues forecast to be around *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Popular applications of SaaS include customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning software.

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by organizations worldwide has increased about **** percent from 2022 to 2023. The growth in AI adoption has been consistent across all global regions, with Europe leading with a near *** percent increase from the previous year. For both 2022 and 2023, North America was the region with the highest adoption rate, with approximately ** percent of the respondents in the latest year.

Blockchain technology has the potential to improve supply chain transparency if further adopted in warehouse automation. In 2019, the technology adoption rate was only at eight percent, but it has the potential to rise to ** percent by 2030.

This statistic shows the share of smart speaker users who own at least one device from selected brands worldwide. As of 2018, Amazon dominated the market with around ** percent of all smart speaker users owning at least one Amazon device.

This statistic depicts the share of companies in the aviation, travel and tourism industry worldwide who are likely to adopt new technologies between 2018 and 2022, broken down by technology. During the survey, ** percent of respondents stated they are likely or very likely to adopt the 'internet of things'.

This statistic shows the penetration of business intelligence tools by industry as of 2018. Insurance companies are the most likely to adopt business intelligence solutions with only *** percent of respondents reporting penetration levels under *** percent.