AI Spending Gap: Top Firms Spend $7,500 vs Median's $11 per Employee
Apollo data shows the top 1% of companies investing in AI spend approximately $7,500 per employee, while the median enterprise spends just $11 per employee, highlighting a huge concentration of AI investment among early adopters.
According to Apollo, the spending gap between AI leaders and laggards is stark. The top 1% of companies invest around $7,500 per employee in AI, whereas the median enterprise allocates only $11 per employee.
This suggests AI adoption remains highly concentrated among aggressive early adopters, with most businesses still in the experimentation phase rather than deploying at scale.
Source: First Squawk