1、Market ResearchTrends Report2 /Qualtrics 2026 Market Research Trends Report /Introduction IntroductionTHE COMPANIES WINNING ARENT JUST USING BETTER AI TOOLS.THEYRE REDEFINING WHAT RESEARCH CAN BECOME.Research teams embracing AI capabilities are experiencing a fundamentally different competitive real
2、ity.Theyre predicting trends with greater accuracy,improving team efficiency,and reshaping organizational strategy in ways traditional approaches cannot match.The companies making this shift are seeing concrete results:more budget,more influence,and more direct involvement in critical business decis
3、ions.But adoption alone is no longer a differentiator.Ninety-five percent of researchers are already using AI tools regularly or experimenting with them.Universal adoption has reset the playing field.What separates leaders from the rest is orchestrationhow effectively teams unify human and machine i
4、ntelligence across the entire research lifecycle.The research teams gaining strategic influence arent just adopting better tools.Theyre fundamentally reimagining what research looks like across the entire organization.By shifting from research as a gatekept service to research as an organizational c
5、apability,theyre conducting different kinds of research,asking bigger questions,and moving earlier in the innovation cycle.of researchers are already using AI tools regularly or experimenting with them95%3 /Qualtrics 2026 Market Research Trends Report /IntroductionThis is the moment to act.The metho
6、dologies are proven.The tools exist.The competitive gap between organizations that move now and those that wait will widen significantlyand be difficult to close.How do organizations actually make this shift?The answer lies in understanding four interconnected trends reshaping the research landscape