# Shadow IT Index: December 2025

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

Google Antigravity dominates December's shadow IT list with 52% adoption, four times the next app.

## What the data says

Google Antigravity (52% adoption) leads by a wide margin, ahead of DeeVid (13% adoption) and Comet Browser (11% adoption). No other app passes 7%.

Developer Tools (5) is the largest category, including Google Antigravity, AmpCode, and Kiro.

The median Shadow IT index is 86, and only uBlock Origin reaches the maximum of 100.

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

## At a glance

- Top 3: Google Antigravity (52% adoption), DeeVid (13% adoption), Comet Browser (11% adoption).
- Highest Shadow IT scores: uBlock Origin (100), YourKit (95), Microsoft Clarity (92).

## What kinds of apps

AI-native apps: 44% (7 of the 16 apps). Share of this edition's apps by theme (one theme per app; definitions at https://www.toriihq.com/research/themes):

- AI coding and building: 19% (3 apps: Google Antigravity, AmpCode, Kiro)
- Developer and data tools: 19% (3 apps: YourKit, Row Zero, StatusPage)
- Browsers and search: 12% (2 apps: Comet Browser, LibreWolf)
- Sales, marketing, and CX: 12% (2 apps: Peec AI, Microsoft Clarity)
- AI content and media: 6% (1 app: DeeVid)
- Personal productivity: 6% (1 app: Toggl)
- Security and IT: 6% (1 app: uBlock Origin)
- Design and video: 6% (1 app: Affinity)
- Ops, HR, and finance: 6% (1 app: Mercor)
- Personal and consumer apps: 6% (1 app: DrawNames)

## Rankings

Ranked by adoption.

| Rank | App | Category | Theme | AI-native | Adoption (%) | Shadow IT index | SOC 2 claimed | ISO 27001 claimed | GDPR claimed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Antigravity | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | 52 | 84 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | DeeVid | Design | AI content and media | Yes | 13 | 81 | No | No | No |
| 3 | Comet Browser | Productivity | Browsers and search | Yes | 11 | 86 | No | No | No |
| 4 | AmpCode | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | 7 | 89 | Yes | Yes | No |
| 5 | Peec AI | Sales & Marketing | Sales, marketing, and CX | Yes | 7 | 88 | No | No | No |
| 6 | Affinity | Sales & Marketing | Design and video | No | 7 | 82 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Kiro | Developer Tools | AI coding and building | Yes | 7 | 82 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | LibreWolf | IT & Security | Browsers and search | No | 7 | 81 | No | No | No |
| 9 | YourKit | Developer Tools | Developer and data tools | No | 6 | 95 | No | No | No |
| 10 | Row Zero | Analytics & BI | Developer and data tools | No | 5 | 89 | Yes | No | No |
| 11 | uBlock Origin | IT & Security | Security and IT | No | 4 | 100 | No | No | No |
| 12 | Mercor | Human Resource | Ops, HR, and finance | Yes | 4 | 86 | No | No | No |
| 13 | Microsoft Clarity | Analytics & BI | Sales, marketing, and CX | No | 3 | 92 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 14 | StatusPage | Developer Tools | Developer and data tools | No | 3 | 91 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | DrawNames | Human Resource | Personal and consumer apps | No | 3 | 83 | No | No | No |
| 16 | Toggl | Operations | Personal productivity | No | 3 | 83 | Yes | No | No |

## 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, Correction: Renumbered the ranking to start at #1. The original list started at #2 and no app held #1. Each app moved up one place; the order is unchanged.
- 2026-10-07, Clarification: Standardized the data source description. Torii Research describes its data as anonymized, aggregated usage data, reported as percentages, ranks, and scores.
- 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 "Shadow IT Index Report: December 2025" at toriiresearch.com/reports/shadow-it-index-report-december-2025.

## How to cite

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

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