IDC

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9 predictions spanning 2027-2029

2027

Agent token and API loads rise 1000x by 2027
5.8 significance by IDC Business
Agentic automation reaches 40% of enterprise apps by 2027
5.8 significance by IDC Business
Global 2000 agent use increases tenfold by 2027
5.8 significance by IDC Business
Poor AI-ready data cuts productivity 15% by 2027
3.4 significance by IDC Business

2029

Agents execute 217 billion daily actions by 2029
5.8 significance by IDC Business
Deployed AI agents exceed 1 billion by 2029
5.8 significance by IDC Business
Agent action costs fall 87% by 2029
4.6 significance by IDC Business
Agents consume 3.7T daily token calls by 2029
4.6 significance by IDC Compute
Agent token delivery costs exceed $68B by 2029
3.4 significance by IDC Compute