
微軟AI經濟研究院發布2026年第2季報告,台灣AI普及率達33.8%領先中國
微軟AI經濟研究院發布2026年第2季《全球AI使用報告》,顯示全球有31個經濟體AI普及率突破30%。台灣以33.8%的普及率排名全球第19,領先中國的17.5%,且普及率持續成長。
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微軟AI經濟研究院針對全球147個經濟體進行AI普及率分析。報告指出基礎設施、數位技能與語言支援是影響普及的關鍵。
微軟旗下AI經濟研究院(AI Economy Institute)近日公佈2026第2季《全球AI使用報告》,針對全球147個經濟體的AI普及情況進行分析,結果顯示,台灣較第1季上升2個百分點至33%,排名全球第19,遙遙領先排名第67的中國。
該報告指出,目前有31個經濟體的AI普及率突破30%,進入高滲透的「精英群體」。其中,阿拉伯聯合大公國以73.3%的普及率位居全球第1,也是唯一突破70%門檻的國家;新加坡則以64.3%排名第2。愛爾蘭、法國、挪威差距微小,分別以49.9%、49.6%與49.4%,排名第3、4與5名。
台灣今年第1季生成式AI普及率達到31.8%,全球排名第20名,正式躋身AI普及率超過30%的高滲透市場,第2季則成長至33.8%,領先美國的33%,排名第19。中國第1季為16.4%,第2季成長1.1個百分點至17.5%,排名全球第67。
該報告說,普及率成長最快的經濟體是南韓,第2季較第1季上升3.5個百分點,其生成式AI用戶從第1季的37.1%上升至40.6%,首度突破40%門檻,排名上升4名至全球第12。過去一年,韓國AI用戶佔比約成長15個百分點。
全球生成式AI的普及率持續擴大,從第1季的17.8%上升至第2季的18.8%。「全球北方」(GlobalNorth)與「全球南方」(GlobalSouth)之間的數位落差亦擴大。
今年第1季,全球北方地區的生成式AI普及率達27.5%,而全球南方僅15.4%,兩者差距12.1個百分點。第2季全球北方為28.8%,全球南方為16.2%,兩者差距12.6個百分點。微軟指出,基礎設施(電力、網路)、數位技能和本地語言支援,是影響AI普及的關鍵因素。

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