AI Magazine February 2026 Issue 35 | Page 19

UAE: 59.4 %
Sub-Saharan Africa / Asia: < 10 %
Singapore: 58.6 %

UAE: 59.4 %

The world’ s highest AI adoption rate among working-age adults, propelled by years of strategic digital infrastructure, policy frameworks and education investments that outpace even frontier model developers

Sub-Saharan Africa / Asia: < 10 %

Regional pockets lag severely due to electricity shortages, poor connectivity and low digital literacy, creating stark North-South divides despite rapid global AI spread

Singapore: 58.6 %

Second globally, showcasing how sustained connectivity rollout since the 1980s, school computerisation and tech ecosystem building deliver elite AI usage without leading model development
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