Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025: 76% of Developers Using AI Tools Daily

Stack Overflow's 2025 Developer Survey of 65,000 developers reveals that 76% use AI coding tools daily, up from 44% in 2023. GitHub Copilot remains the most-used tool (45%), followed by ChatGPT (38%), Cursor (22%), and Claude (19%). Key findings: developers report 27% productivity increase from AI tools, but 68% say they spend significant time verifying AI-generated code for bugs. Trust in AI-generated code varies: 84% trust AI for boilerplate, 52% for business logic, only 18% for security-critical code. 91% of developers use at least one AI tool, and 61% say AI tools are positively impacting their career.