Ramp Economics Lab
Key insights and analysis of business spend and economic data from Ramp's team of economists.
Latest Research
- Our economist's tech and culture predictions for 2026Find out Ramp Economist Ara Kharazian's predictions for next year, all informed by what he's been reading and conversations he's had over the last year.Dec 18
- Business AI adoption flatlinesAI uptake held flat overall and across businesses of all sizes. OpenAI lost slight market share while Google and Anthropic both saw small increases in adoption.Dec 10
- Top SaaS vendors on Ramp (December 2025)On the heels of its Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro image model release, Google's AI tools seem to be quickly gaining ground on market leaders.Dec 3
- Ara Answers: 6 insights from Ramp’s Economist on AI spending and ROIIn a Reddit AMA, Ramp Economist Ara Kharazian drew on Ramp’s business spending data from 50,000+ businesses to break down the latest on AI spend and adoption.Dec 1
- AI business adoption re-accelerates, led by AnthropicAnthropic grew adoption 2.1 percentage points to 14.3% in October, its second-largest monthly increase, while OpenAI adoption increased by 0.3 percentage points.Nov 19
- Corporate America is going to discount gymsCompanies have reduced wellness benefits by approximately 20% since 2023, and employees have responded by shifting spend toward lower-cost options.Nov 13