Taiwan makes it to top 20 in report on AI diffusion
Taiwan makes it to top 20 in report on AI diffusion
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2026/05/10/2003857058
Publish Date: 2026-05-09 12:00:00
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- Taiwan has entered the top 20 countries with the highest AI diffusion rate for the first time, ranking 20th globally in the first quarter of this year.
- Taiwan ranks ahead of the US, Denmark, and Germany, securing a generative AI usage rate of 31.8 percent of its working population.
- Japan and Taiwan saw the most significant increases in AI use, recording a rise of 3.4 percentage points.
- Global AI diffusion rate reached 17.8 percent in the first quarter, signifying a 1.5 percentage point increase from the last half of the previous year.
- The most significant increases in AI adoption were seen in Asia, with South Korea leading the region and the world with a 43.2 percent growth in AI users.
- The gap between AI adoption in the “global north” and the “global south” is widening, attributing to challenges such as limited access to infrastructure and skills in the global south.
- The United Arab Emirates and Singapore have the highest AI diffusion rates globally, exceeding 50 percent.