# Adoption Index: December 2025

Published December 3, 2025 by Torii Research (Torii). Updated October 7, 2026. Canonical URL: https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/adoption-index-december-2025

Zoom holds #1 in December, while Google Workspace climbs to #2 and Claude AI recovers.

## What the data says

Zoom stays at #1, and Google Workspace (G Suite) rises 2 places to #2, pushing Atlassian down to #4.

Claude AI recovers 3 places to #15, and Figma also gains 3, to #7.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker Hub, and Microsoft Excel join the ranking at #17, #18, and #20, while Postman falls 5 places to #19.

Based on anonymized, aggregated usage data from November 1 to 30, 2025.

## At a glance

- Top 3: Zoom (#1), Google Workspace (G Suite) (#2), Slack (#3).
- Biggest climbers: Figma, up 3 to #7; Claude AI, up 3 to #15; Google Workspace (G Suite), up 2 to #2.
- Biggest drops: Postman, down 5 to #19; Atlassian, down 2 to #4; ChatGPT, down 2 to #9.

## What kinds of apps

AI-native apps: 10% (2 of the 20 apps). Share of this edition's apps by theme (one theme per app; definitions at https://www.toriihq.com/research/themes):

- Work suites and collaboration: 45% (9 apps: Zoom, Google Workspace (G Suite), Slack, Atlassian, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Jira, Microsoft Excel)
- Developer and data tools: 20% (4 apps: GitHub, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker Hub, Postman)
- Design and video: 15% (3 apps: Figma, Adobe, Canva)
- AI assistants: 10% (2 apps: ChatGPT, Claude AI)
- Browsers and search: 5% (1 app: Google Chrome)
- Sales, marketing, and CX: 5% (1 app: Salesforce)

## Rankings

Ranked by org-level adoption. Rank change compares with the previous published edition.

| Rank | App | Category | Theme | AI-native | Rank change | Shadow IT index | SOC 2 claimed | ISO 27001 claimed | GDPR claimed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoom | Operations | Work suites and collaboration | No | Same | 18 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Google Workspace (G Suite) | IT & Security | Work suites and collaboration | No | +2 | 20 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Slack | Operations | Work suites and collaboration | No | Same | 14 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Atlassian | Project Management | Work suites and collaboration | No | -2 | 24 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Microsoft 365 | Operations | Work suites and collaboration | No | Same | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | GitHub | Developer Tools | Developer and data tools | No | Same | 9 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Figma | Design | Design and video | No | +3 | 22 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | Google Chrome | IT & Security | Browsers and search | No | Same | 40 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | ChatGPT | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | -2 | 31 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Adobe | Design | Design and video | No | -1 | 21 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Salesforce | Sales & Marketing | Sales, marketing, and CX | No | +2 | 6 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Canva | Design | Design and video | No | Same | 45 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Microsoft Teams | IT & Security | Work suites and collaboration | No | -2 | 28 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 14 | OneDrive | Operations | Work suites and collaboration | No | +2 | 39 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Claude AI | Productivity | AI assistants | Yes | +3 | 49 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 16 | Jira | Project Management | Work suites and collaboration | No | +1 | 9 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Developer Tools | Developer and data tools | No | New | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | Docker Hub | Developer Tools | Developer and data tools | No | New | 38 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Postman | Developer Tools | Developer and data tools | No | -5 | 38 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | Microsoft Excel | Operations | Work suites and collaboration | No | New | 19 | Yes | Yes | Yes |

## Method

Anonymized, aggregated usage data from companies across industries and sizes, reported as percentages, ranks, and scores. No single organization is identifiable. Methodology: https://www.toriihq.com/research/methodology

## Changelog

- 2026-10-07, Update: Added takeaways from this edition's data. This edition was first published with only a short introduction.
- 2026-10-07, Update: Moved from toriiresearch.com; title standardized. Torii Research now lives on toriihq.com. It was first published as "Adoption Index Report: December 2025" at toriiresearch.com/reports/adoption-index-report-december-2025.

## How to cite

Torii Research. (2025, December 3). Adoption Index: December 2025 [Data set]. Torii. https://www.toriihq.com/research/reports/adoption-index-december-2025

Data: https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/adoption-index-december-2025.csv and https://www.toriihq.com/research/data/adoption-index-december-2025.json