# Consumer AI Spending Stays Narrow: About 2% of US Households Pay for a Subscription

Andreessen Horowitz put paid household penetration at roughly 2.2% as of April, against AI use by about 41% of US workers.

- Published: 2026-10-03T06:33:24.401Z
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- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Tech Startups](https://techstartups.com/2026/10/02/only-2-of-u-s-households-pay-for-ai-even-as-ai-adoption-reaches-41-of-u-s-workers/), [Bank of America Institute](https://institute.bankofamerica.com/content/dam/economic-insights/consumer-ai-usage.pdf)

The claim circulating this week that 98% of US households are not paying for AI is the inverse of a figure from Andreessen Horowitz's market report: roughly 2.2% of US households held a paid AI subscription as of April 2026. Tech Startups r…

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