AI spending divide: top 1% of employees spend $9,568/month, median just $16
docmilanfar · x · 2026-10-24
Ramp AI Index data shows a stark divide in corporate AI tool spending: the top 1% of employees spend $9,568 per month on AI tools, the top 10% spend $813, while the median is just $16. Former Google scientist Ehsan Milanfar reshared the chart, commenting that only a few spend the money, a few make it, and "the future takes a long time."
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