One in five EU companies now uses AI, with Spain at 20.3% adoption in 2025

Summary

Citing new Eurostat data, La Nación reports that 20% of EU companies with at least 10 employees used artificial intelligence in 2025, up from 13.5% in 2024, with Spain at 20.3%—roughly in line with the EU average. Adoption is highest in northern Europe (e.g., Denmark 42%, Finland 37.8%, Sweden 35%) and much lower in countries such as Romania and Bulgaria, while common use cases include automatic text analysis, generative media and speech-to-text, underscoring how AI is rapidly diffusing into mainstream business processes across the bloc.