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Data study · 25 September 2026

# Use of artificial intelligence in Galician companies with ten or more employees grows by more than 56% in one year

Original title, in Spanish: “El uso de la inteligencia artificial en las empresas gallegas de diez o más trabajadores crece más de un 56 % en un año”

**Publication**

La Voz de Galicia (Spain)

**Author**

[S. Gómez](https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/firmas/)

**Published on**

25 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

According to the Osimga report (Observatorio da Sociedad da Información e a Modernización de Galicia), the use of artificial intelligence grew in all categories of Galician companies over one year. Among companies with ten or more employees, adoption rose by 56.5%, reaching 20.5% of companies using it. Among micro-businesses, the increase is 84.9%, for an adoption rate of 9.8%. The report also details other digital indicators: cloud computing (45.7% of companies with 10 or more employees, above the Spanish average of 44.3%), data analysis (42.4%) and e-commerce (27%). On the investment side, companies with 10 or more employees spent €70.6 million on AI against €669 million on cybersecurity, while micro-businesses invested €2.3 million in AI.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on La Voz de Galicia →](https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/reto-digital/2026/09/22/uso-inteligencia-artificial-empresas-gallegas-diez-trabajadores-crece-56-ano/00031790067556958458292.htm)

## Figures cited

-   20.5 %
    
    Share of Galician companies with 10 or more employees using AI
    
    Companies with 10 or more employees, Galicia, 2025
    
    > « el 20,5 % de las pymes y grandes empresas de la comunidad emplean la IA »
    
    Source: [Osimga - Galicia. La economía en digital. La Sociedad de la Información en las empresas de Galicia, edición 2025](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    
-   56.5 %
    
    Annual growth in AI use among companies with 10 or more employees
    
    Companies with 10 or more employees, Galicia, over one year
    
    > « el crecimiento fue del 56,5 % »
    
    Source: [Osimga](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    
-   84.9 %
    
    Annual growth in AI use among micro-businesses
    
    Micro-businesses, Galicia, over one year
    
    > « El incremento en las microempresas fue del 84,9 % »
    
    Source: [Osimga](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    
-   9.8 %
    
    Share of micro-businesses using AI
    
    Micro-businesses, Galicia, 2025
    
    > « el que implica que el 9,8 % de ellas utiliza la inteligencia artificial »
    
    Source: [Osimga](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    
-   45.7 %
    
    Cloud computing contracting rate among companies with 10 or more employees
    
    Companies with 10 or more employees, Galicia, 2025
    
    > « la contratación de servicios de cloud computing, que alcanza el 45,7 % en las empresas de diez o más trabajadores con actividad en Galicia, frente al 36,1 % del 2024 »
    
    Source: [Osimga](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    
-   44.3 %
    
    Cloud computing contracting rate in Spain
    
    Spain, national average
    
    > « supera el promedio estatal, situada en el 44,3 % »
    
    Source: [Osimga](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    
-   42.4 %
    
    Share of companies with 10 or more employees carrying out data analysis with their own staff
    
    Companies with 10 or more employees, Galicia, 2025
    
    > « el 42,4 % de las empresas de mayor tamaño y actividad en Galicia realiza analítica de datos con su propio personal, con un incremento anual del 23,3 % »
    
    Source: [Osimga](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    
-   70.6 EUR million
    
    Investment in AI systems by companies with 10 or more employees
    
    Companies with 10 or more employees, Galicia, past year
    
    > « 70,6 millones a sistemas de inteligencia artificial »
    
    Source: [Osimga](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    
-   2.3 EUR million
    
    Investment in AI systems by micro-businesses
    
    Micro-businesses, Galicia, past year
    
    > « la inversión en sistemas de inteligencia artificial se situó en 2,3 millones »
    
    Source: [Osimga](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    
-   669 EUR million
    
    Cybersecurity spending by companies with 10 or more employees
    
    Companies with 10 or more employees, Galicia, past year
    
    > « destinaron más de 669 millones de euros a la seguridad TIC »
    
    Source: [Osimga](https://www.osimga.gal/)
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

SMEs, Large companies, Micro-businesses

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

AI adoption, SMEs, micro-businesses, cloud computing, cybersecurity, galicia

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 La Voz de Galicia and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.