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70 per cent of UAE consumers use AI to shop, Adyen report reveals

Adyen’s annual Retail Report reveal 65 per cent of UAE consumers use AI to inspire their shopping amongst more related insights.

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Adyen, a global financial technology platform, has published its 2025 Annual Retail Report, highlighting a significant shift in consumer behavior which suggests that 70 per cent of consumers in the country now use AI to shop across the UAE. These findings reveal a 44 per cent increase compared to 2024.
The report is based on a poll of 41,000 consumers across 28 countries, and shows that for many, AI is a relatively new addition to their shopping habits. More than one in five of UAE respondents (21 per cent) said they had used AI in shopping for the first time in the past 12 months, while 62 per cent said they would be open to using it to make purchases in the future.

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Shantelle Nagarajan is Campaign Middle East’s Junior Reporter who covers marketing news which focuses on FMCG, real estate and brand retail industries. Her features delve into brand strategy, appointments, trends in consumer behaviour and CX. Shantelle also contributes to social media coverage, editorial event programming and print content work. She previously worked in PR and marketing, most recently at Edelman, where she was part of the Brand team. When she’s not writing for her day job, you can find her with her nose buried in a book, playing at a weekly open mic night or doom-scrolling the latest make-up challenges on TikTok.