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Agent use at the world's 2,000 largest companies will rise tenfold by 2027, with token and API loads up a thousandfold.

IDC · made December 2025 · target Dec 2027 · Open

IDC predicts that by 2027, G2000 agent use will increase tenfold, with token and API call loads rising a thousandfold
IDC, Agent Adoption: The IT Industry's Next Great Inflection Point (IDC blog)

The prediction

Who
IDC
Made
December 2025
Target
Dec 31, 2027 (stated as "by 2027")
Status
Openin 15 months
Source
Agent Adoption: The IT Industry's Next Great Inflection Point (IDC blog) Primary: their own words
Topics
Agents,Compute

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