2026-07-01 · 8.3 billion humans
Most of the world has never used generative AI
Each cell is the same number of people. 2,500 cells stand for 8.3 billion humans. Color is the most advanced AI use we can reasonably assign, July 2026.
Most of the world has never used generative AI — one cell is ~3.3 million people. This grid divides world population (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Never used generative AI, Uses free AI chatbots, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.
1 cell = 3.3 million people (0.04% of world population) · 2,500 cells
Context
The 2026 figures from DataReportal — global digital overview put Never used generative AI at 71% of world population and Uses free AI chatbots at 28% — roughly 8.3 billion people in this edition's rounding.
gradually.ai estimate (July 2026), via DataReportal, OpenAI, ITU, and UN population data.
Cell counts are rounded so they sum to 2,500; legend percents follow the published graphic.
gradually.ai estimate (July 2026), via DataReportal, OpenAI, ITU, and UN population data. Cell counts are rounded so they sum to 2,500; legend percents follow the published graphic. Every square is the same number of people.
Inspired by Public waffle chart circulated in July 2026 (Craig Hepburn / gradually.ai).
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Credit this grid as Inagrid — https://inagrid.com/e/2026-07-ai-adoption