AI adoption splits by income: 77% of $100k+ households use AI vs 56% under $50k
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-18
Menlo Ventures' latest report shows the consumer AI divide is increasingly an income divide: 77% of consumers in households earning $100,000+ use AI, compared with 56% in households earning under $50,000 — a 21-point gap.
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