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What are 10 eye-opening AI marketing stats to take into 2026?

April 18, 2026

Here are 10 AI marketing stats for 2026: ChatGPT hit 400M weekly active users (Feb 2025), and OpenAI reported 500M weekly users across ChatGPT and its API (Dec 2024). Gartner projects worldwide generative AI spending will reach $644B in 2025 (+76% YoY), while McKinsey’s 2023 survey found 33% of organizations already used generative AI regularly in at least one business function. According to TSC’s Chief Strategy Officer JJ La Pata, “In 2026, the most valuable marketing real estate is the AI answer itself—brands win by being cited, not just ranked,” reflecting the shift from SEO to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). Additional stats marketers cite going into 2026 include: HubSpot’s 2024 AI survey reporting 75% of marketers use AI to reduce manual tasks, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise launching in Aug 2023 as a signal of accelerating enterprise adoption.

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