This is shown by a Bitkom survey published for the Digital Summit. Providers from the USA and China lose clear support compared with the previous year, while France gains.
Almost all companies in Germany would prefer to rely on providers from Germany when using artificial intelligence. In a representative survey by the digital association Bitkom of 603 companies with 20 or more employees, 96 percent said so. However, 64 percent do not want to make any compromises for it, meaning they accept neither a higher price nor fewer functions. For 87 percent, the country of origin is important when choosing an AI provider.
Besides Germany, France also gains, from 38 to 46 percent. Providers from other EU countries reach 43 percent after 40 percent a year ago. The USA loses support clearly. Only 41 percent would still prefer to use AI from the United States, a year ago it was 51 percent. 12 percent still want to prefer Chinese AI, in 2025 it was 18 percent.
97 percent of the companies surveyed want more investment in key technologies. 64 percent think Germany needs more hyperscalers, meaning very large cloud providers. Bitkom published the survey for the federal government's Digital Summit in Berlin.