WorkThe story, in brief
What Link data tells us about AI spending
250 million payment records just revealed: AI spending is accelerating faster than anyone thought.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
Real payment data from Stripe's Link network provides unfiltered signals on enterprise AI adoption velocity and platform preference shifts—the kind of ground-truth metric that matters more than survey claims.
The key facts
8 to know250 million Link customers analyzed
AI spending increased over 3-month period
Heavy investment in AI build-with platforms
Payment behavior as proxy for actual adoption (not survey-based)
Published June 2026
Data sourced from 250 million Link customers
Heavy investment in AI-building platforms noted
Published June 18, 2026
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Stripe Blogstripe.com
Publisher excerpt: We analyzed spending patterns across the 250 million customers paying with Link. We found that Link customers are spending more on AI than they were three months prior, investing heavily in platforms that let them build with AI.