Andrew GazdeckiSerial Entrepreneur Driving Startup Acquisitions

AI Business Sales Jumped 225% on Acquire.com

1 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief marketplace report, Andrew Gazdecki presents year‑over‑year growth figures for AI‑related businesses on Acquire.com. Over the last 12 months, AI‑incorporated listings submitted to the platform rose 336%, the number of AI listings that actually went live increased 115%, and AI business sales more than doubled with a 225% rise. AI now accounts for 10.5% of all submissions and 8% of new listings, up from 4.6% the previous year, indicating a rapidly expanding AI vertical on the marketplace.

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The last 12 months versus prior 12 months, we've seen 336% more AI-incorporated listings get submitted, 115% more getting listed, and over 225% getting sold. So supply is leading the story, and AI represents 10.5% of submissions and 8% of new listings on our marketplace. So in terms of submitted and listed from previous 12 months to current 12 months, again, at the end of the day, 10.5% of all submissions are now AI-related. And up previously from the 4.6 seen in the prior year, we're seeing a ton of AI businesses get submitted, submitted, listed, and sold. So very active vertical on our marketplace.