Figma's 2026 AI report, based on 8,403 survey responses and 639 qualitative interviews across 10 markets, reveals a major shift in how AI is used at work. For the first time, AI is meaningfully changing team collaboration rather than just individual productivity — 41% of respondents say so today, up from just 7% two years ago. The report highlights that 76% of product builders now do at least half their work on the canvas, blurring the lines between design and development roles. Design's importance is growing, not shrinking: 90% say design matters at least as much as before AI, and 60% say it matters more. The report also identifies four AI adoption patterns — grassroots, directive, nascent, and unified — and argues the real goal is unified adoption where individuals and organizations move forward together.
