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1.08% -- ai tools desktop event share for AI tools in the EU and UK (Q1 2026)
AI tools accounted for a 1.08% share of desktop events in the EU and UK in March 2026.
- Covers desktop behavior only
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1.08%
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Q1 2026
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90
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30
Methodology
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Freshness
83
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Datos (a Semrush company)
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https://ppc.land/ai-still-under-2-but-growing-datos-q1-2026-state-of-search-report/ ↗
Source Article
AI still under 2% but growing: Datos Q1 2026 state of search report
Datos, a Semrush company, today published early findings from its Q1 2026 State of Search report, produced in collaboration with Rand Fishkin, co-founder and CEO of SparkToro. The report draws on large-scale clickstream data covering desktop behavior across the United States, the European Union, and…
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Datos (a Semrush company)
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Large-scale clickstream data covering desktop behavior
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AI tools in the EU and UK: 1.08% ai tools desktop event share. Source: Datos (a Semrush company) (Q1 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-tools-eu-uk-desktop-event-share-q1-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-tools-eu-uk-desktop-event-share-q1-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>1.08%</strong> -- ai tools desktop event share for AI tools in the EU and UK<br><small>Source: Datos (a Semrush company) (Q1 2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-tools-eu-uk-desktop-event-share-q1-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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