Shadow AI has fuelled much of the 21% increase in total app counts across five company sizes since Q1 2024.

February 1, 2025

Shadow AI has fuelled much of the 21% increase in total app counts across five company sizes since Q1 2024. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Torii in February 2025. The original data appears in The SaaS Benchmark Annual Report 2025. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Shadow AI has fuelled much of the 21% increase in total app counts across five company sizes since Q1 2024. This data was published by Torii.

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This statistic comes from The SaaS Benchmark Annual Report 2025, published by Torii on February 1, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.toriihq.com/info/benchmark-report-lp.

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Shadow AI has fuelled much of the 21% increase in total app counts across five company sizes since Q1 2024.

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