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EU's AI Agentic Shift
EU businesses use AI agents for tasks, growing 8x in small firms.
In brief
EU businesses use AI agents for tasks, growing 8x in small firms. EU small businesses using AI agents grew 8x since May 2026, but adoption varies widely across countries. Originally reported by OpenAI.
EU AI Agentic Use

EU businesses use agentic tools for tasks from planning to completion.
Small Business Growth
Small and medium eu businesses grew ai users 8x since may 2026.
Country Variations
agentic use ranges from 22% in slovenia to 85% in lithuania.
Frontier Firms
eu frontier firms generate 4x more output tokens per user than typical eu firms.
Opportunity Ahead
eu needs to help businesses move beyond experimentation for deeper ai use.
What it means
EU small businesses using AI agents grew 8x since May 2026, but adoption varies widely across countries.





