How Many AI Companies Are There? (2025)

AI is becoming increasingly commonplace across many industries. And every year, there is a growing number of AI companies.

Below, we’ll explore how many companies currently use AI, as well as other relevant data associated with the topic.

• Top AI Company Stats
• Number of AI Companies in 2025
• How Many Companies Use AI?
• New AI Startups Acquisitions By Year
• Global AI Funding
• Global AI Revenue
• AI Companies by Region
• AI Market Key Players

Top 5 AI Companies Stats

• There are currently over 30,000 AI companies worldwide.
• Around 1 in 4 AI companies are based in the US.
• Approximately 2 in 5 (42%) companies are exploring the use of AI.
• Global AI funding has grown by over 1,000% since 2013.
• Baidu is the largest patent owner with around 19,000 patent families registered.

Number of AI Companies in 2025

As of October 2025, there are around 33,089 artificial intelligence companies.

A large percentage of AI companies and startups are based in the United States (approximately 25%). 

 Over the course of the last 10 years, 2,078 new companies have been launched annually.

Source: Tracxn

How Many Companies Use AI?

Recent data suggests that over one-third (35%) of companies use AI.

Given that there are 2.63 billion internet users as of 2025, that's as many as 920.5 million potentially using AI.

Sources: BusinessDIT, DataReportal

Countries Ranked by AI Capacity

According to the fourth iteration of the Global AI Index (published September 2024), the US has the highest AI capacity.

The US scored top marks in terms of AI talent, infrastructure, research, development, and commercial viability.

Here’s a breakdown of the top 10 countries by AI capacity scores according to the latest report:

And here’s a look at those same countries by AI capacity rank:

Source: Tortoise Media

New AI Startups Acquisitions By Year

The number of AI startup acquisitions is projected to surpass 430 in 2025.

Between 2010 and 2019, AI acquisitions increased year-over-year.

Here’s a look at the number of AI startup acquisitions since 2010:

Sources: CB Insights, Aventis Advisors

Global AI Funding

AI funding has grown 1,632% since 2013, reaching $252.33 billion in 2024.

This is how AI funding has progressed over recent years:

Source: Stanford University

Global AI Revenue

It is estimated that global AI revenue has more than doubled from $95.6 billion in 2021 to approximately £207.9 billion in 2023.

By 2030, that figure is expected to exceed $1.8 trillion. That’s an increase of around 9x since 2023.

Here’s a projection of global AI revenue:

Source: Next Move Strategy Consulting

AI Market Key Players

Baidu is the largest patent owner with 18,882 patent families registered. This figure has more than tripled since 2020 (5,885).

Here are the top companies by AI patents from 2013 to 2022:

Source: LexisNexis PatentSight

Key Takeaways

The above data paints a clear picture of the growing use of AI.

And in the coming years, the number of AI companies looks likely to increase further.

If you found this data interesting, take a look at our other AI-related content: Top AI Trends, Growing AI Companies & Startups, and AI Market Size Statistics.