Avnet Survey Finds China Leads APAC AI Deployment

Avnet's fifth annual Avnet Insights survey of 1,200 engineers, fielded Oct. 21–Nov. 5, 2025, finds 56% globally are shipping AI-enabled products and 77% report improving market conditions. The release highlights China leading large-scale AI deployment and Japan prioritizing reliability and long product lifecycles, with top applications including process automation (42%) and predictive maintenance (28%). The findings signal accelerating APAC commercial AI adoption.