95%
3% YoY
#1
Summary
- Perplexity AI ranks #1 within the Search & Research AI category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
- As of September 2026, 95% of organizations who have a vendor in the Search & Research AI category use Perplexity AI: down 3 percentage points from last year.
- Perplexity AI has the highest adoption among enterprise companies (97%), compared to mid-market (97%), small-to-medium businesses (94%), and micro-SMB (93%).
- Perplexity AI key capabilities include conversational search, real-time information retrieval, and citation-backed responses, supporting research and knowledge discovery workflows.
Are businesses buying Perplexity AI?
Key stats
95%
3% YoY
Mid-Market, 44%
88%
29%
#1
#2
Adoption Rates by company size
| Company size | Adoption rate |
|---|---|
| SMB | 94% |
| Mid-market | 97% |
| Enterprise | 97% |
About Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI is an AI-powered search and answer engine that delivers concise, cited responses in real time. It combines web search with natural language understanding for precise information retrieval.
About this data
These insights come from Ramp’s procurement and renewal data, built on real-world transactions observed across our platform. Figures represent aggregated observations from Ramp Procurement and Renewals activity.
| Date | New adopter share | Competitor switch rate | Dominant FTE segment | Adoption rate (Enterprise) | Adoption rate (Mid-Market) | Adoption rate (SMB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 88% | 29% | Mid-Market, 44% | 97% | 97% | 94% |
| Jul 2026 | 91% | 29% | Mid-Market, 44% | 98% | 97% | 95% |
| Jun 2026 | 90% | 28% | Mid-Market, 44% | 98% | 97% | 95% |
| May 2026 | 94% | 28% | Mid-Market, 45% | 97% | 97% | 96% |
| Apr 2026 | 95% | 28% | Mid-Market, 44% | 96% | 97% | 96% |
| Mar 2026 | 95% | 28% | Mid-Market, 45% | 97% | 97% | 96% |
| Feb 2026 | 92% | 25% | Mid-Market, 45% | 98% | 97% | 96% |
| Jan 2026 | 90% | 24% | Mid-Market, 46% | 98% | 96% | 97% |
| Dec 2025 | 92% | 22% | Mid-Market, 46% | 98% | 96% | 97% |
| Nov 2025 | 95% | 21% | Mid-Market, 45% | 98% | 97% | 98% |
| Oct 2025 | 94% | 22% | Mid-Market, 44% | 98% | 97% | 98% |
| Sep 2025 | 94% | 23% | Mid-Market, 43% | 98% | 97% | 98% |
| Aug 2025 | 95% | 19% | Mid-Market, 44% | 98% | 97% | 98% |
| Jul 2025 | 98% | 19% | Mid-Market, 42% | 98% | 97% | 98% |
| Jun 2025 | 98% | 20% | Mid-Market, 42% | 97% | 96% | 98% |
| May 2025 | 94% | 25% | Mid-Market, 41% | 97% | 97% | 98% |
| Apr 2025 | 96% | 20% | Mid-Market, 42% | 100% | 97% | 98% |
| Mar 2025 | 97% | 21% | Mid-Market, 39% | 100% | 98% | 99% |
| Feb 2025 | 97% | 21% | Mid-Market, 40% | 100% | 97% | 99% |
| Jan 2025 | 98% | 20% | Mid-Market, 41% | 100% | 97% | 99% |
| Dec 2024 | 99% | — | Mid-Market, 41% | 100% | 97% | 98% |
| Nov 2024 | 98% | — | Mid-Market, 41% | 100% | 96% | 98% |
| Oct 2024 | 100% | — | Mid-Market, 41% | 100% | 97% | 98% |
| Sep 2024 | 99% | — | Mid-Market, 42% | 100% | 96% | 98% |
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