2025年全球AI采用：数字鸿沟正在扩大

Executive Summary Global adoption of artificial intelligence continued to risein the second half of 2025, increasing by 1.2 percentagepoints compared to the first half of the year, with roughlyone in six people worldwide now using generative AI tools, To track this trend, we measure AI diffusion as the share ofpeople worldwide who have used a generative AI productduring the reported period. This measure is derived fromaggregated and anonymized Microsoft telemetry and thenadjusted to reflect differences in OS and device-market Despite progress in AI adoption, the data shows a wideningdivide: adoption in the Global North grew nearly twice as fastas in the Global South. As a result, 24.7 percent of the workingage population in the Global North is now using these tools, No single metric is perfect, and this one is no exception.Through the Microsoft AI Economy Institute, we continueto refine how we measure AI diffusion globally, includinghow adoption varies across countries in ways thatbest advance priorities such as scientific discovery and Countries that have invested early in digital infrastructure,AI skilling, and government adoption, such as the UnitedArab Emirates, Singapore, Norway, Ireland, France, andSpain, continue to lead. The UAE extended its lead as the#1 ranked country, with 64.0 percent of the working age China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, and Belarus. But perhaps evenmore notable is DeepSeek’s surging popularity acrossAfrica, where it is aided by strategic promotion and This rapid evolution underscores an increasingly importantdimension of AI competition between the United Statesand China, involving a race to promote adoption of theirrespective national models. DeepSeek’s success reflectsgrowing Chinese momentum across Africa, a trend that The second half of the year in the United States shows thatleadership in innovation and infrastructure, while critical,does not by themselves lead to broad AI adoption. TheU.S. leads in both AI infrastructure and frontier modeldevelopment, but it fell from 23rd to 24th place in AI usage South Korea stands out as the clearest end-of-yearsuccess story. It surged seven spots in the global rankings,climbing from 25th to 18th, driven by government policies,improved frontier model capabilities in the Koreanlanguage, and consumer-facing features that resonated A parallel development reshaping the global landscapein 2025 was the rapid rise of DeepSeek, an open-sourceAI platform that has gained significant traction in marketslong underserved by traditional providers. By releasing itsmodel under an open-source MIT license and offering a Changes in the second half of 2025 New data from the second half of 2025 shows the worldis using artificial intelligence at record levels, but it alsoreveals a widening divide. Global adoption of generativeAI tools reached 16.3 percent of the world’s population,up from 15.1 percent in the first half of 2025, a When looking at the economies driving the fastestgains, the imbalance becomes even clearer. Of the tencountries with the largest increases in AI adoption share,all are high-income economies. South Korea and theUnited Arab Emirates stand out, each posting growth Yet this progress is uneven. Adoption in the Global Northgrew almost twice as fast as in the Global South, wideningthe gap from 9.8 to 10.6 percentage points. In short, AI’s Among the top 30 countries, the overall rankings remainedsteady. Nations that have invested early and consistentlyin digital infrastructure continue to lead. The United ArabEmirates and Singapore again hold the top two positions, Taken together, the data shows a world embracing AI atremarkable speed, even as the divide between leading andlagging regions grows. The challenge ahead is ensuring A few changes stand out. South Korea made the largestmove of the half, rising seven spots from 25thto 18th, a clearsignal of accelerated national investment and adoption.Belgium moved ahead of Canada, and the Netherlandspassed the United Kingdom, but these were modestadjustments in an otherwise stable group. The United South Korea’s AI Surge: Policy, Models, and a Viral Cultural Moment South Korea stands out in H2 2025 as the only country tomake a dramatic leap in global AI adoption. In just threemonths, it climbed seven positions, from 25th to 18th, thelargest rise of any nation this half. Generative-AI usagegrew from ~26% to over 30% of the population, bringingtotal growth since October 2024 to more than 80%, faroutpacing the global average (35%) and the U.S. (25%). National Policies Accelerating AI Integration In late 2025, the government also announced plans toexpand AI-focused science high schools in regional areasand strengthen partnerships between major universitiesand regional institutes, widening the AI talent pipelinebeyond metropolitan centers.[7]Together, these From July through November 2025, South Korea movedfrom high-level strategic vision to concrete, institutionalizedaction on AI. In Sep