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title: "Artificial intelligence still isn't reaching Spanish SMEs: only 4.1% use it — Marsanne Studio AI watch"
description: "Only 4.1% of Spanish SMEs use artificial intelligence, according to the article's headline."
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Data study · 2 October 2026

# Artificial intelligence still isn't reaching Spanish SMEs: only 4.1% use it

**Publication**

El Periódico (Spain)

**Author**

Unsigned

**Published on**

2 October 2026 · read in the publisher's feed

## Summary

The headline indicates that artificial intelligence is still little adopted by Spanish small and medium-sized businesses, with a usage rate of only 4.1%.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on El Periódico →](https://www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/20261002/inteligencia-artificial-poco-uso-pymes-espanolas-indesia-134913947)

## Figures cited

-   4.1 %
    
    share of Spanish SMEs using artificial intelligence
    
    Spanish SMEs
    
    > « solo el 4,1% la utiliza »
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

SMEs

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

SMEs, AI adoption, spain, usage rate

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to El Periódico. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.