AI Video Generation Statistics 2026

AI video went from novelty to production tool in under two years — 124 million monthly users, generation volume up 840%, and a market reshuffle after OpenAI’s Sora shutdown. Every figure below is linked to its source, dated, and rated for confidence.

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By The AI Index · Updated August 2026

124M

monthly active users across AI video platforms, Jan 2026

+840%

growth in generation volume, Jan 2024 → Jan 2026

~$500M

Kling AI annualized revenue run-rate, mid-2026

275M

videos generated in Google Flow in ~5 months

Market size

The pure AI video generator market is worth $847M–$946M in 2026, rising to ~$3.67B when AI editing and post-production software are included — Digital Applied, 2026 MEDIUM
The broader AI video platform market was valued at ~$6.2B in 2025, projected to reach $47.8B by 2034 (25.4% CAGR) — Grand View Research MEDIUM
Monthly active users across AI video platforms surpassed 124 million in January 2026, with generation volume up 840% since January 2024 — Luma Labs, 2026 MEDIUM

The platforms: Kling, Veo & the Sora shutdown

Kling AI reached ~$500M annualized revenue run-rate by mid-2026, having served 60M creators and generated 600M+ videos by December 2025 — Digital Applied, 2026 MEDIUM
Google Veo 3 generated 70M+ videos in roughly two months after its May 2025 launch; Google’s Flow filmmaking tool passed 275M videos in ~5 months — Google, Oct 2025 HIGH
OpenAI is winding Sora down in stages: after peaking at ~3.3M monthly downloads (Nov 2025), the consumer app closed on April 26, 2026, and the API sunsets on September 24, 2026 — Lushbinary, 2026 MEDIUM

Enterprise adoption

78% of marketing teams now use AI-generated video in at least one campaign per quarter — Pictory, 2026 MEDIUM
73% of Fortune 500 companies have integrated AI video tools into content workflows — Pictory, 2026 MEDIUM

What it means

Video is following the same curve text generation followed two years earlier: explosive volume growth, collapsing per-generation cost, and rapid consolidation around a few winners. The Sora shutdown shows even frontier-lab products aren’t safe — distribution and unit economics, not model quality alone, decide who survives. Note that several figures here are vendor-reported; we rate them MEDIUM until independently corroborated.

FAQ

How many people use AI video generators in 2026?

Over 124 million monthly active users across AI video platforms as of January 2026, with generation volume up 840% in two years.

What happened to Sora?

OpenAI confirmed a two-stage shutdown: the consumer Sora app closed April 26, 2026, and the API sunsets September 24, 2026 — pushing users toward Veo, Kling, Runway and Seedance.

What is the biggest AI video generator by revenue?

Kling AI, at an estimated ~$500M annualized revenue run-rate by mid-2026, with 60M creators served.