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AI Usage in America: May 2026

65% of U.S. Adults Have Used an AI Platform in the Past Week

May 2026 AI User Metrics Report

AI User Metrics, a subscription research service from Edison Research at SSRS, monitors awareness and usage of AI platforms across the entire U.S. adult population twice a month. Download the May 2026 AI User Metrics report for the latest findings, including:

  • Public awareness of different AI platforms
  • Reported use of different AI platforms in the past week
  • Reported use of different AI platforms for personal and business purposes in the past week
  • Platform-level findings for ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Meta AI, Claude, Grok, and DeepSeek
  • Reported use of AI platforms in the past week by age, household income, and gender
  • Comparisons between the February and May 2026 findings

Download the AI User Metrics Report - May 2026

This report is part of an ongoing AI User Metrics series by Edison Research at SSRS and was conducted on the SSRS Opinion Panel Omnibus, May 14-18, 2026 and February 5-9, 2026, among a nationally representative sample of approximately 1,000 adults aged 18 and older.

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The Most Current View of AI Usage in America

AI User Metrics is a subscription research service that monitors awareness and usage of AI platforms across the entire U.S. adult population, updated twice a month. It tracks all major AI chatbot platforms, using 100+ demographic variables to enrich the data and accurately measure American adoption of AI.

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