What percentage of creatives use AI daily?

86% of creative professionals now use AI tools daily in their workflow, according to Adobe and Envato surveys.

Which AI music platform is leading?

Suno leads AI music generation with a $300M+ valuation, 12M+ users, and full song generation with vocals in seconds.

Research Hub/AI Creative Tools

AI Creative Tools

Image, video, music, and 3D generation in 2026

TL;DR

AI creative tools have crossed from novelty to professional workflow. Midjourney commands 26.8% market share with 19.83M users. Adobe Firefly hit 6M+ monthly users with Generative Fill becoming a top-5 Photoshop feature. Suno leads AI music at $300M+ valuation. The market is splitting: professional integration (Adobe) vs. standalone generation (Midjourney, Suno).

Updated 2026-02-069 sources validated

26.8%

Midjourney market share

Market analysis

6M+

Adobe Firefly monthly users

Adobe

$500M

Midjourney est. revenue

Industry estimates

86%

Creatives using AI daily

Adobe survey

Image Generation

The image generation market has matured into three tiers: standalone platforms (Midjourney, DALL-E 3), integrated tools (Adobe Firefly, Canva), and open-source models (Stable Diffusion, Flux). Adobe Firefly's integration strategy is winning the professional market — Generative Fill is now a top-5 most-used Photoshop feature.

Midjourney

Market Leader

26.8% market share, 19.83M users, ~$500M revenue. Best quality for artistic/conceptual work.

Adobe Firefly

Professional

6M+ monthly users, 65% YoY growth. Top-5 Photoshop feature. Subscription + credits model.

DALL-E 3 (ChatGPT)

Accessible

Text-native generation. Strongest text rendering. Integrated with ChatGPT's 100M+ users.

Stable Diffusion / Flux

Open Source

Open-source. Self-hostable. Community fine-tuning ecosystem. Best for customization.

Video Generation

AI video generation has entered the professional production pipeline. Runway Gen-3 Alpha and Kling lead on quality, Sora (OpenAI) attracted massive attention but faces competition on consistency and control.

Runway Gen-3 Alpha

Production

Production-grade. Camera controls, motion brush, style references. Film industry adoption.

Kling (Kuaishou)

Rising

Strong motion quality. Competitive with Runway on generation length and consistency.

Sora (OpenAI)

High Profile

Photorealistic generation. Variable length up to 60s. Integration with ChatGPT ecosystem.

Music Generation

AI music generation has reached commercial viability. Suno leads with full song generation (vocals, instruments, lyrics) in seconds. Udio competes on audio fidelity. Both face licensing questions, but the creator adoption curve is accelerating.

Suno

Leader

$300M+ valuation. Full song generation with vocals. 12M+ users. Commercial licensing available.

Udio

Quality

Higher audio fidelity. Vocal cloning capabilities. Growing producer community.

Stable Audio

Open Source

Open-source option from Stability AI. Best for sound design and loops.

Market Dynamics

The creative AI market is consolidating around two strategies: integration (Adobe embedding Firefly into every product) and standalone excellence (Midjourney doubling down on quality). 86% of creative professionals now use AI daily. The generative AI content creation market is projected to exceed $100B by 2030.