APAC Business AI Adoption Survey 2026

Early-stage, optimising for rapid growth (pre-revenue to ~$1M ARR)

Growth-stage, scaling revenue ($1M–$5M ARR)

Established, optimising for profitability ($5M+ ARR or 5+ years old)

Professional Services (consulting, legal, accounting)

We do not use AI tools and have no current plans to

We are aware of AI tools but have not started using them yet

We have experimented with AI tools but do not use them consistently

We use AI tools regularly in at least one area of our business

AI tools are embedded across multiple areas of our business

Which of the following best describes how your startup uses AI today?

We have not used AI tools in the past 30 days