Worldwide AI users in Feb 2026

• March 07, 2026 at 23:31 IST
• 1 min read

Came across this illustration from this post on X, where it shows how many users AI does actually have worldwide and puts everything into a context, so you understand how great of a bubble you live in.

I mean, just look at the screenshot:

• ~6.8 billion people have never used AI (84%)
• ~1.3 billion people are free chatbot users (16%)
• ~15-25 million people pay $20/mo for AI (~0.3%)
• ~2-5 million people use AI coding scaffolds (~0.04%)

But when you're on socials, it feels overwhelming. You do not clearly see a path forward for yourself, and you stay anxious and panicked all the time. I think, things are designed in this way to keep us panicked. And looking at the above illustration gives me a slight relief.

I believe this was the original post, but not sure.