Each dot is ~3.2 million people
2,500 dots = 8.1 billion humans. Color = most advanced AI interaction, Feb 2026.
Never used AI · ~6.8B (84%)
Free chatbot user · ~1.3B (16%)
Pays $20/mo for AI · ~15-25M (~0.3%)
Uses coding scaffold · ~2-5M (~0.04%)
- 84% of humanity has never interacted with AI.
- Those who pay for it — 15 to 25 million people — are less than 0.3% of the world’s population.
- Engineers using AI coding tools number just 2 to 5 million.