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title: "Study: UK consumer AI spending passes £1B annually, with 5.1% of adults paying for subscriptions as of July 2026; Claude is rapidly catching up to ChatGPT (Bloomberg)"
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# Study: UK consumer AI spending passes £1B annually, with 5\.1% of adults paying for subscriptions as of July 2026; Claude is rapidly catching up to ChatGPT \(Bloomberg\)

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**Published:** 2026-11-05T11:40:08.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** anthropic, llm

## Summary

UK consumer AI spending passes £1B annually\. As of July 2026, 5\.1% of adults are paying for subscriptions\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p18>)