Respondents in the health and pharma industry reported the most increase in AI investment due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, as 44 percent of respondents from this industry reported increased investment in AI. On the whole, investment in AI remains largely unchanged across industries.
Change in investment level of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizations worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, by industry
respondents* representing the full range of regions, industries, company sizes, functional specialties, and tenures
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*Respondents who said that 20 percent or more of their organizations' enterprise-wide earnings before interest and taxes in 2019 was attributable to their use of AI.
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McKinsey & Company. (November 17, 2020). Change in investment level of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizations worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193232/worldwide-ai-investment-change-coronavirus/
McKinsey & Company. "Change in investment level of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizations worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, by industry." Chart. November 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193232/worldwide-ai-investment-change-coronavirus/
McKinsey & Company. (2020). Change in investment level of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizations worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193232/worldwide-ai-investment-change-coronavirus/
McKinsey & Company. "Change in Investment Level of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) in Organizations Worldwide Due to The Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193232/worldwide-ai-investment-change-coronavirus/
McKinsey & Company, Change in investment level of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizations worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193232/worldwide-ai-investment-change-coronavirus/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Change in investment level of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizations worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, by industry [Graph], McKinsey & Company, November 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193232/worldwide-ai-investment-change-coronavirus/
