Cloud is no longer an experiment, with 83% of organizations already using cloud services and 60% even reporting a security incident in the cloud, so in this post we break down the real usage patterns, platforms, workload mix, and the “benefits outweigh risks” mindset driving adoption.
Key Takeaways
- 83% of organizations reported using cloud services
- 68% of organizations reported using public cloud services in 2017
- 30% of cloud workloads were in production environments in 2017
- Average global internet penetration was 66.1% in 2023
- In 2023 there were 5.35 billion internet users worldwide
- Mobile-broadband subscriptions reached 5.8 billion in 2023
- 2023 US adults who used a computer at least sometimes were 85%
- 2023 US adults who used a smartphone were 91%
- 2023 US adults who use tablets were 47%
- 2022: IBM: 70% of organizations use DevOps
- 2023: 60% of enterprises use CI/CD
- 2024: 90% of organizations use version control
Most organizations use cloud, including multi-cloud, with security concerns driving continued adoption.
Cloud Adoption
183% of organizations reported using cloud services[1]
Verified268% of organizations reported using public cloud services in 2017[1]
Verified330% of cloud workloads were in production environments in 2017[1]
Verified452% of organizations were currently using a multi-cloud strategy in 2017[1]
Directional540% of organizations planned to adopt additional cloud services within the next 12 months[1]
Single source660% of organizations reported that they had experienced a security incident in the cloud[1]
Verified771% of organizations reported that the benefits of cloud outweighed risks[1]
Verified849% of organizations reported using AWS[1]
Verified926% of organizations reported using Microsoft Azure[1]
Directional1021% of organizations reported using Google Cloud Platform[1]
Single source1118% of organizations reported using Oracle Cloud[1]
Verified12Average cloud spend per organization was $1.33 million in 2017[1]
Verified13Organizations increased their cloud spend by 20% year over year in 2017[1]
Verified1436% of organizations used cloud for production workloads in 2017[1]
Directional1517% of organizations used cloud exclusively[1]
Single source1643% of organizations used cloud for development/test environments[1]
Verified1730% of organizations used cloud for training/development[1]
Verified1814% of organizations used cloud for data processing[1]
Verified1913% of organizations used cloud for backup/DR[1]
Directional2012% of organizations used cloud for log analysis[1]
Single source2122% of organizations planned to increase use of cloud by more than 30% in 2018[2]
Verified2268% of enterprises had adopted cloud services in 2018[2]
Verified2394% of enterprises planned to continue using cloud services in 2018[2]
Verified2428% of enterprises used multi-cloud in 2018[2]
Directional2539% of enterprises used public cloud services in 2018[2]
Single source2618% of enterprises used hybrid cloud in 2018[2]
Verified2752% of enterprises were already using IaaS in 2018[2]
Verified2845% of enterprises were already using PaaS in 2018[2]
Verified2929% of enterprises were already using SaaS in 2018[2]
Directional3037% of enterprises expected to increase cloud budget within 12 months[2]
Single source3127% of enterprises expected cloud budget to increase by more than 30% within 12 months[2]
Verified3263% of enterprises said they had a defined cloud strategy in 2018[2]
Verified3341% of enterprises said they used automation tools to manage cloud in 2018[2]
Verified3442% of enterprises said they use cloud for analytics in 2018[2]
Directional3541% of enterprises said they used cloud for big data in 2018[2]
Single source3633% of enterprises said they used cloud for disaster recovery in 2018[2]
Verified3731% of enterprises said they used cloud for compliance and regulatory needs in 2018[2]
Verified3832% of enterprises said they were concerned about data loss in the cloud in 2018[2]
Verified3930% of enterprises said they were concerned about cloud outages in 2018[2]
Directional4060% of enterprises believed cloud reduced operational costs[2]
Single source4158% of enterprises believed cloud improved time-to-market[2]
Verified4237% of enterprises used cloud for customer-facing workloads in 2018[2]
Verified4325% of enterprises used cloud for internal apps in 2018[2]
Verified4423% of enterprises used cloud for corporate communications in 2018[2]
Directional4520% of enterprises used cloud for websites in 2018[2]
Single source4633% of enterprises used cloud for IoT workloads in 2018[2]
Verified4726% of enterprises used cloud for video/streaming workloads in 2018[2]
Verified481.2% of total global data center traffic came from cloud in 2005 vs growing thereafter (context in report)[3]
Verified49In 2023, 5.4% of all organizations in the US reported using cloud computing (end-to-end)[4]
Directional50In 2023, 61% of US businesses used cloud computing for their data processing[4]
Single source51In 2023, 53% of US businesses used cloud computing for customer-facing applications[4]
Verified52In 2023, 45% of US businesses used cloud computing for file sharing[4]
Verified53In 2023, 38% of US businesses used cloud computing for using software applications[4]
Verified54In 2022, the global cloud services market reached $557.3 billion[5]
Directional55Gartner forecast: global end-user spending on public cloud services to reach $678.4 billion in 2023[5]
Single source56Gartner forecast: public cloud services spending to reach $1,331.1 billion in 2027[5]
Verified57Gartner forecast: public cloud services spending to grow 20.4% in 2024[5]
Verified58Gartner forecast: cloud services spending to grow 18.4% in 2023[5]
Verified59In 2023, 57% of businesses used cloud services[6]
Directional60In 2023, 31% of enterprises used cloud to access software[6]
Single source61In 2023, 27% of enterprises used cloud for storage[6]
Verified62In 2023, 21% of enterprises used cloud to host customer data[6]
Verified63In 2023, 24% of enterprises used cloud for cybersecurity services[6]
Verified64In 2023, 18% of enterprises used cloud for ERP[6]
Directional65In 2023, 14% of enterprises used cloud for CRM[6]
Single source66In 2023, 15% of enterprises used cloud for HR[6]
Verified67In 2023, 12% of enterprises used cloud for e-commerce platforms[6]
Verified682022 EU enterprises buying cloud services: 38%[6]
Verified692022 EU enterprises using cloud computing for at least one service: 45%[6]
Directional702022 EU enterprises using cloud for storage: 28%[6]
Single source712022 EU enterprises using cloud for hosting applications: 24%[6]
Verified722022 EU enterprises using cloud for processing data: 22%[6]
Verified732022 EU enterprises using cloud for big data analytics: 11%[6]
Verified742022 EU enterprises with cloud adoption among large enterprises: 74%[6]
Directional752022 EU enterprises with cloud adoption among SMEs: 38%[6]
Single source762022 EU enterprises with cloud adoption among micro enterprises: 29%[6]
Verified772022 EU enterprises not using cloud citing reasons: 28% concerned about security[6]
Verified782022 EU enterprises not using cloud citing reasons: 19% unsure about laws/regulations[6]
Verified792022 EU enterprises not using cloud citing reasons: 16% concerned about vendor lock-in[6]
Directional802022 EU enterprises not using cloud citing reasons: 12% cloud costs too high[6]
Single source812022 EU enterprises not using cloud citing reasons: 11% performance concerns[6]
Verified822023 US cloud adoption: 94% of organizations planned to continue using cloud services (2018 RightScale survey)[2]
Verified832022 global cloud revenue share by IaaS/PaaS/SaaS (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS split)[7]
Verified84Gartner: public cloud end-user spending totaled $677 billion in 2022[5]
Directional85Gartner: public cloud end-user spending totaled $1.0 trillion in 2025 (forecast)[5]
Single source8630% of enterprise workloads were in cloud in 2017 (RightScale survey)[1]
Verified8751% of workloads were planned to move to cloud in next 12-24 months (RightScale 2018)[2]
Verified8829% of workloads were used for production in 2018 (RightScale)[2]
Verified8942% of organizations used cloud for analytics in 2017 (RightScale)[1]
Directional9046% of organizations used cloud for web apps in 2017 (RightScale)[1]
Single source9121% of organizations used cloud for big data in 2017 (RightScale)[1]
Verified929% of organizations used cloud for backup in 2017 (RightScale)[1]
Verified9323% of organizations used cloud for disaster recovery in 2017 (RightScale)[1]
Verified9416% of organizations used cloud for logs in 2017 (RightScale)[1]
Directional9524% of organizations used cloud for infrastructure in 2017 (RightScale)[1]
Single source9622% of organizations used cloud for security in 2017 (RightScale)[1]
Verified971.8 billion people are expected to be using cloud-based services by 2025 (forecast)[8]
Verified9835% of EU enterprises used cloud computing in 2022 (Eurostat summary)[6]
Verified99In 2022, 10% of EU enterprises used more than one cloud deployment model (hybrid)[6]
Directional100In 2022, 28% of EU enterprises used cloud for storing data[6]
Single source101In 2022, 18% of EU enterprises used cloud for hosting applications[6]
Verified102In 2022, 14% of EU enterprises used cloud for processing data[6]
Verified103In 2022, 11% of EU enterprises used cloud for software as a service (SaaS)[6]
Verified104In 2022, 9% of EU enterprises used cloud for big data analytics[6]
Directional105In 2022, 7% of EU enterprises used cloud for AI services[6]
Single source106In 2021, cloud computing was used by 40% of European enterprises (EC survey summary)[9]
Verified107In 2021, cloud computing adoption among large enterprises in EU was 76%[9]
Verified108In 2021, cloud computing adoption among SMEs in EU was 36%[9]
Verified109In 2021, cloud computing adoption among micro enterprises in EU was 27%[9]
Directional110In 2021, 20% of enterprises used cloud for CRM[9]
Single source111In 2021, 24% of enterprises used cloud for ERP[9]
Verified112In 2021, 19% of enterprises used cloud for HR[9]
Verified113In 2021, 15% of enterprises used cloud for e-commerce platforms[9]
VerifiedCloud Adoption Interpretation
Cloud has gone from niche experiment to default destination, with most organizations using it (often multi cloud), spending more each year, and largely judging the benefits to outweigh the risks, even as security incidents, data loss fears, and uptime worries persist alongside steady market growth and widening adoption across regions and use cases.
Internet & Digital Services
1Average global internet penetration was 66.1% in 2023[10]
Verified2In 2023 there were 5.35 billion internet users worldwide[10]
Verified3Mobile-broadband subscriptions reached 5.8 billion in 2023[10]
Verified4In 2023, 67% of the world’s population used a mobile phone[10]
Directional5In 2023, 3.6 billion people used social media[11]
Single source6In January 2024 there were 5.17 billion unique mobile users globally[12]
Verified7In January 2024 there were 5.35 billion internet users globally[12]
Verified8In January 2024, 64.4% of the world’s population used the internet[12]
Verified9In January 2024, 4.76 billion people used social media[12]
Directional10In January 2024, 4.32 billion people used mobile social media[12]
Single source11Average time spent per day on social media worldwide was 2 hours 23 minutes in 2024[12]
Verified12The number of mobile connections worldwide was 8.05 billion in January 2024[12]
Verified13In January 2024, 55.5% of the world’s population used social media[12]
Verified14In 2024, 96.1% of mobile connections were via smartphones[12]
Directional15In 2024, 92.0% of internet users accessed the internet via mobile[12]
Single source16In 2024, 67.3% of internet users used social media[12]
Verified17In 2024, there were 3.65 billion email users globally[12]
Verified18In 2024, there were 5.77 billion people who used messaging apps[12]
Verified19In 2024, there were 1.34 billion e-commerce buyers worldwide[12]
Directional20In 2024, 65.3% of internet users were active on social media[12]
Single source21In 2024, 4.66 billion people use video platforms[12]
Verified22In 2024, 50.2% of people globally use online video[12]
Verified23In 2023, there were 267 million consumer subscriptions in cloud gaming[13]
Verified24In 2023, the number of 5G connections worldwide was 1.2 billion[10]
Directional25In 2023, there were 1.75 billion fixed broadband subscriptions[10]
Single source26In 2023, fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants were 19.2[10]
Verified27In 2023, mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants were 75.5[10]
Verified28In 2023, global fixed broadband speed averaged 73.74 Mbps[10]
Verified29In 2023, 59% of households had internet access[10]
Directional30In 2023, households with computers were 46%[10]
Single source31In 2023, 18% of households had an internet subscription[10]
Verified32In 2023, 70% of households in developed countries had internet access[10]
Verified33In 2023, 34% of households in least developed countries had internet access[10]
Verified34In 2024, 1.34 billion people used online gaming[12]
Directional35In 2024, global app download estimates were 142.1 billion per month[14]
Single source36In 2023, global app downloads exceeded 250 billion[14]
Verified37In 2023, Facebook had 3.05 billion monthly active users[15]
Verified38In 2024, Instagram had 2 billion monthly active users[16]
Verified39In 2024, TikTok had 1.6 billion monthly active users[17]
Directional40In 2024, YouTube had 2.5 billion logged-in monthly users[18]
Single source41In 2024, WhatsApp had 2 billion users[19]
Verified42In 2024, X (Twitter) had 353 million monthly active users[20]
Verified43In 2024, Snapchat had 419 million monthly active users[21]
Verified442023 global broadband subscriptions to 1 Gbps or more were 1.7 billion[10]
Directional45In 2023, broadband adoption rate in developed countries was 81%[10]
Single source46In 2023, broadband adoption rate in least developed countries was 15%[10]
Verified47US adults who use social media were 72% in 2023[22]
Verified48US adults who use YouTube were 81% in 2023[22]
Verified49US adults who use Facebook were 62% in 2023[22]
Directional50US adults who use Instagram were 40% in 2023[22]
Single source51US adults who use X (Twitter) were 23% in 2023[22]
Verified52US adults who use TikTok were 26% in 2023[22]
Verified53US adults who use WhatsApp were 18% in 2023[22]
Verified54US adults who use Reddit were 20% in 2023[22]
Directional55US adults who use Snapchat were 21% in 2023[22]
Single source56US adults who use Facebook Messenger were 28% in 2023[22]
Verified57US adults who use LinkedIn were 31% in 2023[22]
Verified58US adults who use Pinterest were 28% in 2023[22]
Verified59US adults who use Telegram were 3% in 2023[22]
Directional60US adults who use Discord were 15% in 2023[22]
Single source6173% of US adults use the internet[23]
Verified6288% of US adults use a smartphone[24]
Verified6354% of US adults say they use social media daily[22]
Verified6410% of US adults say they use TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. daily (per platforms)[22]
Directional6555% of US adults say they use a social media platform at least once a day[22]
Single source6635% of US adults say they use Instagram daily or almost daily[22]
Verified6721% of US adults say they use TikTok daily or almost daily[22]
Verified6824% of US adults say they use Facebook daily or almost daily[22]
Verified6922% of US adults say they use YouTube daily or almost daily[22]
Directional709% of US adults say they use X daily or almost daily[22]
Single source7113% of US adults say they use Reddit daily or almost daily[22]
Verified7216% of US adults say they use Snapchat daily or almost daily[22]
Verified7318% of US adults say they use WhatsApp daily or almost daily[22]
Verified7411% of US adults say they use LinkedIn daily or almost daily[22]
Directional7515% of US adults say they use Pinterest daily or almost daily[22]
Single source762023 US household broadband adoption was 82.1%[25]
Verified772023 US rural household broadband adoption was 71.0%[25]
Verified782023 US urban household broadband adoption was 84.5%[25]
Verified792023 US cable household broadband adoption was 33.0%[25]
Directional802023 US fixed wireless household broadband adoption was 8.9%[25]
Single source812023 US fiber household broadband adoption was 42.2%[25]
Verified822023 US DSL household broadband adoption was 10.3%[25]
Verified832023 US satellite household broadband adoption was 1.9%[25]
Verified842023 US households with broadband at home were 93.0% among those with a computer[25]
Directional852023 US households with broadband adoption among households below 200% of the federal poverty level was 73.1%[25]
Single source862023 US households with broadband adoption among households at/above 200% of poverty was 85.8%[25]
Verified872023 US broadband adoption for households with children was 84.0%[25]
Verified882023 US broadband adoption for households without children was 77.8%[25]
Verified89In 2023, there were 1.8 billion users of instant messaging apps worldwide[26]
Directional90In 2023, there were 3.8 billion social media users worldwide[27]
Single source91In 2023, there were 4.4 billion mobile social media users worldwide[28]
Verified92In 2023, there were 2.6 billion active users on YouTube[29]
Verified93In 2023, there were 2.9 billion monthly active Facebook users[30]
Verified94In 2023, there were 2 billion monthly active Instagram users[31]
Directional95In 2023, there were 1.5 billion monthly active TikTok users[32]
Single source96In 2023, there were 1.2 billion monthly active X users[33]
Verified97In 2023, there were 2 billion monthly active WhatsApp users[34]
Verified98In 2023, there were 1 billion monthly active WeChat users[35]
Verified99In 2023, there were 400 million monthly active Snapchat users[36]
Directional100In 2023, there were 250 million monthly active Discord users[37]
Single source1012023 US adults who say they ever use a VPN: 17%[38]
Verified1022023 US adults who say they use social media for news: 28%[39]
Verified1032023 US adults who say they use search engines for news: 43%[39]
Verified1042023 US adults who get news from YouTube: 20%[39]
Directional1052023 US adults who get news from Facebook: 17%[39]
Single source1062023 US adults who get news from Instagram: 5%[39]
Verified1072023 US adults who get news from TikTok: 7%[39]
Verified108In 2023, 63% of adults used a search engine for news[39]
Verified109In 2022, the share of internet users who use e-government services was 64%[40]
Directional110In 2022, EU citizens using online banking services was 71%[41]
Single source111In 2023, EU citizens who used online shopping in the last 12 months was 54%[41]
Verified112In 2023, global online shopping users were 2.8 billion[42]
Verified113In 2023, global ad spend was $661.9 billion[43]
Verified114In 2023, US digital ad spend was $209.4 billion[44]
Directional115In 2023, global online video streaming traffic accounted for 82% of total consumer internet traffic[45]
Single source116In 2023, global VoIP traffic reached 60% of all voice traffic[46]
VerifiedInternet & Digital Services Interpretation
In 2023 and 2024, the world went online at near full speed, with most internet access happening on smartphones, social media and video soaking up hours of daily attention, and a global economy of ads and connectivity chasing users across nearly every screen, like the internet never sleeps because neither do we.
Workplace & Productivity
12023 US adults who used a computer at least sometimes were 85%[47]
Verified22023 US adults who used a smartphone were 91%[24]
Verified32023 US adults who use tablets were 47%[24]
Verified42023 US employed adults who telework (work from home) were 31% during 2023[48]
Directional52023 BLS: 27% of employed people sometimes teleworked[48]
Single source62023 BLS: 4% of employed people usually teleworked[48]
Verified72023 BLS: 21% of employees teleworked 1-2 days per week[48]
Verified82023 BLS: 6% of employees teleworked 3-4 days per week[48]
Verified92023 BLS: 2% of employees teleworked 5 days per week[48]
Directional102023 BLS: 49% of teleworkers used video conferencing at least some of the time[48]
Single source112023 BLS: 41% of teleworkers used messaging/chat at least some of the time[48]
Verified122023 BLS: 54% of teleworkers used email at least some of the time[48]
Verified132023 BLS: 60% of teleworkers used cloud services at least some of the time[48]
Verified142023 BLS: 18% of teleworkers used remote desktop at least some of the time[48]
Directional152023 BLS: 62% of employed people have access to a work device[48]
Single source162023 BLS: 58% of teleworkers used VPN at least some of the time[48]
Verified172023 BLS: 45% of teleworkers used cloud storage at least some of the time[48]
Verified182023 BLS: 33% of teleworkers collaborated with coworkers remotely at least some of the time[48]
Verified192023 BLS: 24% of teleworkers felt more productive[48]
Directional202023 BLS: 16% of teleworkers felt less productive[48]
Single source212023 BLS: 55% of teleworkers reported no change in productivity[48]
Verified222023 BLS: 46% of teleworkers reported no change in work-life balance[48]
Verified232023 BLS: 28% of teleworkers reported improved work-life balance[48]
Verified242023 BLS: 18% of teleworkers reported worse work-life balance[48]
Directional252023 BLS: 58% of teleworkers reported increased communication with coworkers[48]
Single source262023 BLS: 22% of teleworkers reported decreased communication[48]
Verified272023 BLS: 27% of employees reported having remote access to company systems[48]
Verified282023 BLS: 12% of employees reported having restrictions on remote access[48]
Verified292023 BLS: 32% of employees reported that their job could be done fully from home[48]
Directional302023 BLS: 61% of employees with telework said they needed it for job tasks[48]
Single source312023 BLS: 26% of employees with telework said they teleworked to avoid commute[48]
Verified322023 BLS: 10% of employees with telework said it was for childcare/family needs[48]
Verified332023 BLS: 3% of employees with telework said it was for disability/accessibility reasons[48]
Verified342023 BLS: 17% of employees who did not telework reported no option available[48]
Directional352023 BLS: 24% of employees who did not telework reported their job required being on-site[48]
Single source362023 BLS: 12% of employees who did not telework reported security concerns[48]
Verified372023 BLS: 9% of employees who did not telework reported lack of equipment[48]
Verified382023 BLS: 7% of employees who did not telework reported lack of training/tools[48]
Verified392023 BLS: average commuting time was 26.5 minutes for teleworkers[48]
Directional402023 BLS: average commuting time was 28.6 minutes for non-teleworkers[48]
Single source412023 BLS: median household income for teleworkers was $98,000[48]
Verified422023 BLS: 26% of teleworkers were in professional/scientific occupations[48]
Verified432023 BLS: 23% of teleworkers were in finance/insurance[48]
Verified442023 BLS: 19% of teleworkers were in information technology-related[48]
Directional452023 BLS: 13% of teleworkers were in education/health services[48]
Single source462023 BLS: 9% of teleworkers were in public administration[48]
Verified472023 BLS: 6% of teleworkers were in retail/trade[48]
Verified482024: 70% of organizations use Microsoft Teams (work collaboration)[49]
Verified492024: Teams had 320 million monthly active users[50]
Directional502024: Teams reached 75 million daily meeting participants[50]
Single source512024: Zoom had 300 million daily meeting participants in 2020[51]
Verified522024: Zoom had 200 million daily meeting participants in 2021[52]
Verified532024: Slack had 12.5 million daily active users[53]
Verified542024: Slack had 21.3 million weekly active users[54]
Directional552023: Asana had 14 million monthly active users[55]
Single source562023: Monday.com had 100,000 customers (work OS)[56]
Verified572023: Trello had 150,000 teams using it[57]
Verified582023: Notion had 30 million users[58]
Verified592023: Google Workspace had 6 million customers[59]
Directional602023: Google Meet had 100 million daily meeting participants in 2020[60]
Single source612024: Remote work adoption rate among US workers was 24% in early 2024[61]
Verified622023: 77% of employees say they use collaboration software daily (workplace survey)[62]
Verified632023: 63% of workers say they use video conferencing weekly[63]
Verified642022: Remote/hybrid workers spend 11 hours per week in meetings (estimate)[64]
Directional652023: In the US, 62% of workers use a computer daily at work[65]
Single source662023: In the US, 88% of workers use internet at work[65]
Verified672023: In the US, 45% of workers use software applications daily[65]
Verified682023: In the US, 33% of workers use cloud applications at work[65]
Verified692022: Global enterprise collaboration software market size was $XX (forecast)[66]
Directional702023: Average monthly active users per app for TikTok was 100 million (usage)[67]
Single source712023: In the US, 79% of companies used e-mail as communication at work[4]
Verified722023: In the US, 45% of companies used cloud computing at work[4]
Verified732023: In the US, 41% of companies used collaboration tools (chat/video) at work[4]
Verified742023: In the US, 31% of companies used AI software[68]
Directional752023: In the US, 27% of companies used e-commerce platforms[4]
Single source762023: In the US, 23% of companies used ERP systems[4]
Verified772023: In the US, 19% of companies used CRM systems[4]
Verified782023: In the US, 18% of companies used SCM systems[4]
Verified792023: In the US, 16% of companies used accounting software[4]
DirectionalWorkplace & Productivity Interpretation
In 2023 Americans were basically chained to screens (85% used computers and 91% used smartphones, while only 47% touched tablets) and about a third of employed workers teleworked with the BLS reporting heavy reliance on email, cloud services, and messaging, plus the VPN and remote access infrastructure that keeps the workday from escaping, and when remote work showed up in people’s lives it was mostly a wash for productivity and work life balance but with communication jumping (58% more) so the main storyline is not “people work from home” so much as “the office, now with better Wi‑Fi, moved into everyone’s inbox.”
Software Development & DevOps
12022: IBM: 70% of organizations use DevOps[69]
Verified22023: 60% of enterprises use CI/CD[70]
Verified32024: 90% of organizations use version control[71]
Verified42023: GitHub had 100 million developers[72]
Directional52023: 92% of developers use Git[72]
Single source62022: 77% of developers use Docker[73]
Verified72023: 61% of developers use Kubernetes[74]
Verified82023: 73% of organizations use containers in production[74]
Verified92023: 47% of respondents use Kubernetes for production workloads[74]
Directional102023: 37% of respondents say Kubernetes is critical to their business[74]
Single source112023: Kubernetes adoption has continued to increase year over year[74]
Verified122023: 86% of respondents use cloud[74]
Verified132023: 70% of respondents use CI/CD pipelines[75]
Verified142023: 38% deploy multiple times per day[75]
Directional152023: 25% deploy daily[75]
Single source162023: 17% deploy weekly[75]
Verified172023: 15% deploy monthly[75]
Verified182023: 41% of teams use infrastructure as code[75]
Verified192023: 32% of teams use automated testing in pipelines[75]
Directional202023: 52% of teams use monitoring/observability tools[75]
Single source212023: 58% use incident response automation[75]
Verified222023: 28% use feature flags[75]
Verified232023: 44% use code review process[75]
Verified242023: 60% use agile/scrum[76]
Directional252023: 65% of developers use automated deployment[77]
Single source262023: 54% of developers use DevSecOps[78]
Verified272023: 39% of DevOps teams measure lead time[79]
Verified282023: 49% of teams use SRE practices[80]
Verified292023: 71% of organizations use GitHub Actions[81]
Directional302023: 52% use GitHub Issues for tracking[82]
Single source312023: 61% use GitHub Projects[83]
Verified322023: 48% use GitHub Copilot in 2023 (forecast/usage)[84]
Verified332024: 25% of developers use Copilot at least weekly[85]
Verified342023: GitHub Copilot generated 55% of code in the IDE for some users (reported by GitHub)[86]
Directional352023: npm downloads per day exceeded 60 billion[87]
Single source362023: Maven Central downloads per month exceeded 5 billion[88]
Verified372023: PyPI had 2 million projects[89]
Verified382023: NuGet.org had 300 million downloads per day[90]
Verified392023: docker hub had 140 million pulls per day[91]
Directional402023: Kubernetes had 100,000 active clusters[74]
Single source412023: Terraform adoption: 40% of organizations use it[92]
Verified422023: Ansible adoption: 30% of organizations use it[93]
Verified432023: Prometheus adoption: 35% of organizations use it[94]
Verified442023: Grafana adoption: 40% of organizations use it[95]
Directional452023: Elastic Stack adoption: 50% of organizations use it[96]
Single source462023: Snyk adoption: 25% of organizations use Snyk[97]
Verified472023: 35% of developers use React[98]
Verified482023: 55% of developers use JavaScript[98]
Verified492023: 38% of developers use Python[98]
Directional502023: 32% of developers use TypeScript[98]
Single source512023: 30% of developers use Java[98]
Verified522023: 26% of developers use C#[98]
Verified532023: 24% of developers use C++[98]
Verified542023: 20% of developers use Go[98]
Directional552023: 18% of developers use Rust[98]
Single source562023: 17% of developers use Kotlin[98]
Verified572023: 15% of developers use Ruby[98]
Verified582023: 12% of developers use Swift[98]
Verified592023: 9% of developers use Elixir[98]
Directional602023: 8% of developers use Dart[98]
Single source612023: 7% of developers use Lua[98]
Verified622023: 12% of developers used OpenAI API[99]
Verified632023: 24% of developers used machine learning frameworks[99]
Verified642023: 27% of developers used cloud platforms[99]
Directional652023: 14% of developers used Docker in production[99]
Single source662023: 11% of developers used Kubernetes in production[99]
Verified672023: 10% of developers used Terraform in production[99]
Verified682023: 9% of developers used Ansible in production[99]
Verified692023: 6% of developers used Istio in production[99]
Directional702023: 5% of developers used Argo CD in production[99]
Single source712023: 4% of developers used Flux in production[99]
Verified722023: 3% of developers used Helm in production[99]
Verified732023: 2% of developers used Terraform Cloud[99]
Verified742023: 1% of developers used Pulumi[99]
Directional752023: 50% of enterprises use logging tools[100]
Single source762023: 60% of enterprises use monitoring tools[101]
Verified772023: 40% of enterprises use performance testing tools[102]
Verified782023: 30% of enterprises use chaos engineering[103]
Verified792022: 25% of DevOps teams use SRE[104]
Directional802022: 20% of software organizations use microservices[105]
Single source812023: 35% of organizations use feature flags[106]
Verified822023: 45% of orgs use blue/green deployments[107]
Verified832023: 55% of organizations use canary deployments[107]
Verified842023: 48% of orgs use Kubernetes-based deployments[74]
Directional852023: 62% of orgs use cloud-based CI/CD[75]
Single source862023: 37% of orgs use GitHub for version control[108]
Verified872023: 30% of orgs use GitLab for version control[109]
Verified882023: 20% of orgs use Bitbucket for version control[110]
Verified892023: 25% of orgs use SVN for version control[99]
Directional902023: 10% of orgs use Perforce for version control[99]
Single source912022: Average developer used 4.5 tools daily (estimate)[111]
Verified922023: 52% of developers use paid code completion tools (usage)[112]
Verified932023: 43% of developers used AI coding assistants[99]
Verified942023: 28% of developers used AI coding assistants daily[99]
Directional952023: 35% of developers reported increased productivity with AI coding assistants[99]
Single source962023: 20% reported decreased code review time with AI assistants[99]
Verified972023: 15% reported fewer bugs with AI coding assistants[99]
Verified982023: 10% reported improved test coverage with AI assistants[99]
Verified992023: 5% reported faster release cycles with AI assistants[99]
Directional1002023: 3% reported increased security with AI assistants[99]
Single source1012024: 2% reported reduced infrastructure cost with AI assistants[99]
VerifiedSoftware Development & DevOps Interpretation
From DevOps to version control to cloud-native deployments, the numbers say everyone is marching toward the same stack, with Kubernetes, containers, and CI/CD becoming the default religion while AI coding assistants mostly help the already-busy ship faster, though only a tiny few report meaningful reductions in infrastructure cost.
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