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How South Africans use Claude
What the Anthropic Economic Index shows about South African conversations with Claude: usage against other African countries, the provinces, and the share that is coursework.
How South Africans use AI tools, from the Anthropic Economic Index: usage against other African countries, the provinces and what people use it for.
Source: Anthropic Economic Index, period dated 1 May 2026, CC BY 4.0. Chart: MzansiData's own processing of the data. South Africa is highlighted.
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Source: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY 4.0). The figures measure observed Claude conversations, not AI use overall or the labour market.