Rabu AI research · 2026 edition

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How many people use AI companions

Sources: Pew Research Center (Feb 2026), YouGov (June 2026), Common Sense Media (2025).

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    <img src="https://rabu.ai/research/embeds/adoption-us-2026.png" alt="How many people use AI companions? Depends on the question. Three U.S. surveys, three different questions" width="1200" height="630" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid #E4E7EE;border-radius:12px" loading="lazy">
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    Source: <a href="https://rabu.ai/research/ai-companion-statistics" style="color:#6D28D9">Rabu AI, AI Companion Statistics 2026</a> &middot; CC BY 4.0
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What adults use chatbots for

Source: Pew Research Center, Americans and AI 2026 · n=5,119.

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    Source: <a href="https://rabu.ai/research/ai-companion-statistics" style="color:#6D28D9">Rabu AI, AI Companion Statistics 2026</a> &middot; CC BY 4.0
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All 21 countries, ranked

Source: Ipsos for Google, Our Life With AI 2025 (21-country survey).

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    <img src="https://rabu.ai/research/embeds/country-ranking-2026.png" alt="Where people use AI for companionship. Share of adults who use AI for companionship or support, 21 countries" width="1200" height="1240" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid #E4E7EE;border-radius:12px" loading="lazy">
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    Source: <a href="https://rabu.ai/research/ai-companion-statistics" style="color:#6D28D9">Rabu AI, AI Companion Statistics 2026</a> &middot; CC BY 4.0
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The AI companion gold rush is a myth. Appfigures data reported by TechCrunch, August 2025

337 apps, 89% of revenue

Source: Appfigures data via TechCrunch, 12 August 2025.

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    Source: <a href="https://rabu.ai/research/ai-companion-statistics" style="color:#6D28D9">Rabu AI, AI Companion Statistics 2026</a> &middot; CC BY 4.0
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How often U.S. teens use AI companions. Survey of 1,060 U.S. teens aged 13 to 17

Teen use, by frequency

Source: Common Sense Media, Talk, Trust and Trade-Offs (2025).

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    Source: <a href="https://rabu.ai/research/ai-companion-statistics" style="color:#6D28D9">Rabu AI, AI Companion Statistics 2026</a> &middot; CC BY 4.0
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One card per country in the 21-country Google/Ipsos survey. Each shows that country’s share and its rank.