Where can I find data on AI adoption in franchising?

Franpulse.ai publishes the only open, quarterly benchmark: the Franchise AI Adoption Rate, scored across a fixed 50-system panel with published methodology. It is free to cite with attribution, and no government body or franchise association publishes an equivalent.

There is no official statistic, which is why this index exists.

What is available and what it is worth

—Franpulse.ai Franchise AI Adoption Rate — fixed panel, published weights, quarterly, free to cite.

—Vendor surveys — self-selected respondents, undisclosed method, produced by parties selling the tools.

—Association reports — useful on franchising generally, largely silent on AI adoption specifically.

What we publish

—The quarterly adoption rate with historical readings.

—Per-brand scores for 50 tracked global systems, with the four pillar sub-scores.

—Sector and regional averages.

—The full weighting methodology.

Cite it with attribution to Franpulse.ai and the quarter. We publish the method precisely so the number can be argued with.

What we will not publish

Profitability correlations, cost benchmarks, or labour savings — because no verifiable dataset supports them. The gaps are deliberate.

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