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18%
18% -- share of subscribers using product as primary ai tool for Microsoft 365 Copilot (2026-01)
In a survey of 150,000 users conducted from July 2025 through January 2026, the percentage of Microsoft 365 Copilot subscribers using the product as their primary AI tool was initially 18% before declining to 11%.
- Value represents the starting point before dropping to 11%
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Value
18%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-01
Entity
Sample Size
150,000
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
60
Freshness
95
Source
Wall Street Journal (citing user survey)
Primary
Tier B
https://www.andrewconnell.com/articles/microsoft-365-copilot-why-you-should-create-agents/ ↗
Source Article
Why You Should Build Custom Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents
Original Research
Wall Street Journal (citing user survey)
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Methodology
Survey of 150,000 users conducted July 2025 through January 2026, cited by Wall Street Journal; value declined from 18% to 11% (endpoint extracted)
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Microsoft 365 Copilot: 18% share of subscribers using product as primary ai tool. Source: Wall Street Journal (citing user survey) (2026-01). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/m365-copilot-primary-ai-tool-usage-drop
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