Each dot is ~3.3 million people
2,500 dots = 8.3 billion humans. Color = most advanced AI interaction.
Never used AI
~5.9B (71%)
Free chatbot user
~2.3B (28%)
Pays $8–20/mo for AI
~50–70M (0.7%)
Uses coding scaffold
~20–30M (0.3%)
Change since Feb 2026
Never used AI
6.8B (84%)→5.9B (71%)↓ 900M
Free chatbot user
1.3B (16%)→2.3B (28%)↑ 1.0B
Pays for AI
15–25M (0.3%)→50–70M (0.7%)↑ ~3×
Uses coding scaffold
2–5M (0.04%)→20–30M (0.3%)↑ ~6×
Sources: DataReportal Digital 2026 Mid-Year (Apr 2026) — 2.42B GenAI users;
OpenAI — ChatGPT 1B MAU / 900M WAU, 50M paid subscribers (Jun 2026);
Google — Gemini 750M MAU (Q1 2026);
GitHub — Copilot 15–20M users, 4.7M paid;
Cursor — 1M+ paying users;
US Census Bureau / UN — world population 8.3B (mid-2026).