Agentic AI is accelerating.
Execution is lagging.

Organizations are investing in agentic AI at scale but most are still struggling to decide which use cases to prioritize, how to measure ROI, and what actually works. IDC surveyed 1,967 functional leaders across 13 business functions to find out.

By the Numbers

 How enterprises are adopting and investing in agentic AI

  • 56.1%

    Initiatives already underway Mean share of processes with agentic AI started across functions

  • 42%

    $10M+ spend by 2027 Doubling from 24% of functions in 2026

  • 50%

    Need strategic guidance Organizations seeking support on agentic AI strategy and roadmap

  • 1967

    Leaders surveyed Director+ respondents, 13 functions, across Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA

On-Demand Intelligence

Explore 150+ use cases

IDC’s Interactive Agentic AI Use Case Tool lets you filter by function, compare adoption across business areas, and surface the use cases most relevant to your customers, instantly.

  • Analyze

    Agentic AI adoption

    Understand where initiatives are underway and at what scale across enterprise functions.

  • Compare

    Priorities and outcomes

    See how adoption and business outcomes differ across functions and geographies.

  • Educate

    Your teams and customers

    Bring use-case-first conversations grounded in real peer data to every interaction.

  • 150+

    real-world agentic AI use cases across 13 enterprise functions