We surveyed more than 34,000 small and midsize business owners across the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia and combined their responses with anonymized data from more than 5.3 million QuickBooks businesses. This is the most comprehensive look at how small and midsize businesses are adopting AI, and what it's doing to their revenue, productivity, and growth. Get the full findings below. Just click to read.

The most comprehensive look at AI adoption among small and midsize businesses.

The 2026 AI Impact Report is built on survey responses from more than 34,000 business owners and anonymized data from more than 5.3 million QuickBooks businesses across the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, and developed in collaboration with economists at the University of Chicago. Free to download, no email required.

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2026 AI Impact Report

2026 AI Impact Report: Mapping adoption, use, and impact in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia