Only 3% of US consumers pay for AI products, youngest pay 4x the oldest
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-09-20
Citing a16z data, this post notes almost no US consumers pay out of pocket for AI products: paid users are only 3%, up from under 1% in 2023. The age gap is stark—the youngest consumers buy AI at 4x the rate of the oldest.
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