This chart ranks major industries by the share of companies that reported using generative AI in at least one business function as of 2024.

About: Generative AI Adoption by Industry

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This chart ranks major industries by the share of companies that reported using generative AI in at least one business function as of 2024.

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The technology sector leads all industries in generative AI adoption at 88%, a reflection of its proximity to AI development and early access to tools. Professional services (80%), advanced industries (79%), and media and telecom (79%) form a second tier of high adopters. More regulated or operationally complex sectors like financial services (65%) and healthcare (63%) show meaningful but lower adoption, likely due to compliance requirements and risk sensitivity. Energy and materials lag at 59%, suggesting that GenAI's current strengths in language and content generation map less naturally onto capital-intensive, process-driven industries. Overall, adoption is substantial across all sectors, signaling that GenAI is becoming industry-agnostic.

Data source: McKinsey & Company

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Technology leads with 88 in 2024.

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Average value in 2024: 73 · median: 74.

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Gap in 2024: Technology is 1.5× larger than Energy and Materials.

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Technology

Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) · 2024

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Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) · 2024

#	Category	2024
🥇	Technology	88
🥈	Professional Services	80
🥉	Advanced Industries	79
4	Media and Telecom	79
5	Consumer Goods and Retail	68
6	Financial Services	65
7	Healthcare	63
8	Energy and Materials	59

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Technology

Recorded 88 Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) in 2024.

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Professional Services

Recorded 80 Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) in 2024.

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Advanced Industries

Recorded 79 Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) in 2024.

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Media and Telecom

Recorded 79 Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) in 2024.

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Consumer Goods and Retail

Recorded 68 Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) in 2024.

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Financial Services

Recorded 65 Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) in 2024.

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Healthcare

Recorded 63 Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) in 2024.

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Energy and Materials

Recorded 59 Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%) in 2024.

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Category	Metric	2024
Technology	Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%)	88
Professional Services	Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%)	80
Advanced Industries	Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%)	79
Media and Telecom	Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%)	79
Consumer Goods and Retail	Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%)	68
Financial Services	Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%)	65
Healthcare	Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%)	63
Energy and Materials	Share of Companies Using Generative AI (%)	59