# The State of AI: Global Survey 2026

**Source:** McKinsey · **Published:** Feb 1, 2026 · **Format:** Survey data · **Category:** Market data
**Measures:** Adoption

The broad annual read on enterprise deployment, scaling, and function-level adoption. Useful as a horizontal baseline, weak on financial outcome detail.

> Scaling remains concentrated in a minority of functions despite near-universal pilot activity. — McKinsey, 2026

**Useful for:** Grounding a deck, Building methodology

Source: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai