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86% of US Small Businesses Now Use AI, Goldman Sachs Finds

📅 Oct 24, 2026

✍️ Aamir Raza

86% of Small Businesses Now Use AI

Goldman Sachs finds adoption jumped from 56% in 2024 — but most firms still barely scratch the surface.

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Adoption Jumped 30 Points in Two Years

86% of surveyed owners use AI in 2026, up from 77% in 2025 and 56% in 2024, across 2,473 program alumni.

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Only 15% Say AI Runs Their Core Work

Just 18% of AI users have fully built it into daily operations. The rest use it for selected tasks or experiments.

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AI Moves From Marketing to Money Decisions

Use for finance and planning doubled to 42% since 2024, while marketing writing slipped from 74% to 65%.

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The Next Step Is Training, Not Tools

Over three-quarters want more training. Goldman Sachs committed $500 million to a Small Business AI Institute.

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