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31% -- ai adoption rate for UK SMEs (2025-07)

Name: AI Adoption Rate Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-19

2025-07 · YouGov

31% of UK SMEs are already using AI tools according to a July 2025 YouGov poll.

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31%

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2025-07

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UK SMEs

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YouGov Primary Tier B

https://toptenaiagents.co.uk/blog/a-strategic-blueprint-for-uk-smes-navigating-the-ai-industrial-rev… ↗

Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2025-07 Channel: Deep Crawl

Source Article

A Strategic Blueprint for UK SMEs: Navigating the AI Industrial Revolution

UK SMEs: AI Navigating the AI Industrial Revolution By TTAI.UK Team | 16 December 2025 | In SME Focus Navigating the AI Industrial Revolution SME Focused UK Business A Strategic Blueprint for UK SMEs: Navigating the AI Industrial Revolution Introduction: The UK's Productivity Problem and What AI Can…

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UK SMEs: 31% ai adoption rate. Source: YouGov (2025-07). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-smes-ai-adoption-2025

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