Who uses AI to write? (It's mostly not the least confident writers) (YouGov's The Surveyor, Substack)

What Market Radar took from it

The figures Market Radar reads from this report, as its data records them, each with the publisher, the place and the date.

1. 12% of US adult citizens used AI tools to help them write at least weekly (YouGov, Aug 2025)

   YouGovUnited StatesSep 2026n=1,147

2. 17% of US adult citizens use AI tools to help them write at least weekly (YouGov, Aug 2026)

   YouGovUnited StatesSep 2026n=1,092

3. 45% of US adult citizens at least sometimes use AI tools to help them write (YouGov, Aug 2026)

   YouGovUnited StatesSep 2026n=1,092

About this report

Publisher

YouGov
All 30 YouGov reports in the library

Published

8 Sep 2026

Type

Survey

Sample

n=1,147

Countries

• United States

Regions

• US

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