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Six in ten Americans used an AI chatbot in the past month

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Six-in-ten Americans (60%) say they asked a question to an AI chatbot in the past month, according to a Verasight survey conducted July 30-Aug. 4, 2025. Only watching television (91%) and conducting a search on a search engine (90%) rank higher.

Roughly a third (33%) say they read a newspaper over the same period, while smaller shares traded cryptocurrency (12%), used a virtual reality headset (7%), or rode in a self-driving car (3%). Just 1% report doing none of these things.

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Six in ten Americans used an AI chatbot in the past month.

Which of the following activities, if any, have you done in the past month?

  • Watched television 90.7%
  • Conducted a search on a search engine (e.g., Google, Bing) 90.2%
  • Asked a question to an AI chatbot (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini) 59.9%
  • Read a newspaper 32.6%
  • Traded cryptocurrency 11.9%
  • Used a virtual reality headset 6.9%
  • Rode in a self-driving car 3.3%
  • None of the above 0.7%

2025 · base n 1,509 · +/- 3.1%

AI Adoption Survey July 2025

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-07-30 → 2025-08-04
Base (unweighted)
1,509
Margin of error
+/- 3.1%
Module
AI Adoption Survey July 2025

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AI Adoption Survey July 2025, fielded July 30-August 4, 2025, N=1,509 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

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