New data reveals that AI isn’t just making interior design easier, it’s making people more likely to finish what they start. AI users are 3× more likely to complete home design projects.
As remodeling spending in the United States is projected to skyrocket to $608 billion in 2025, the market sees surging demand for AI-powered home design tools. Drawing on data from over 200 million users and 400 million projects worldwide, Planner 5D’s new AI Usage Report reveals AI features are proving to be a key driver of user retention and a leading indicator of a more active and satisfied user base.
Users who engage with AI tools that automatically lay out and furnish rooms, create more projects, add more items, and return to the app more often. Half of these users successfully create at least two projects in their first month, and a quarter complete three or more, while those who avoid AI features tend to finish a maximum of just one project. AI adopters also add an average of 22 items per project, compared to just 9-10 for ‘AI Avoiders.’
“These findings prove what we’ve long seen in practice: once people try AI-assisted design, they stick with it, they explore more ideas, and they’re more likely to finish what they start,” said Andrey Ustyugov, CEO at Planner 5D. “AI, and Smart Wizard in particular, lowers the barrier between vision and execution, eliminating the ‘blank page’ problem that makes starting from scratch daunting. We’re building AI not to replace creativity, but to remove friction. Making the first steps easy keeps people engaged.”
The report also offers a glimpse into how users are leveraging the AI features. The most popular room types for AI-driven design are bedrooms (36% of all projects), kitchens (23.5%), and living rooms (19.8%).
The most popular styles for these rooms are a mix of modern and classic (49% and 41% of projects), indicating a demand for both contemporary and timeless aesthetics. Next places are taken by minimalism, especially popular for bedrooms (7.5%) and industrial, widely used for kitchen design (8.3%).
Across regions, AI tool adoption is highest in Asia – Indonesia (32.2%), Philippines (28.6%), India (26.8%) – suggesting emerging markets are leapfrogging traditional design workflows straight into AI-assisted creation.
When it comes to device usage, AI adoption is rising faster on mobile than on web, with Android usage climbing from 14.9% to 20.1% of monthly active users (MAU) during the first months of 2025 and iOS from 15.5% to 17.4%. It is a strong signal that AI-powered design is increasingly happening on-the-go.
AI Usage Among Professionals
The report also highlights how professional users interact with AI features. A clear correlation emerges between frequent AI usage and the likelihood of sharing or exporting projects — a common proxy for project completion in professional workflows. Among users who engaged with AI tools more than five times in their first week, 8.27% shared or exported their projects, compared to 6.39% of moderate AI users and just 4.30% of non-AI users. This nearly two-fold difference suggests that AI not only boosts engagement but also increases the probability of professionals finalizing and showcasing their work.
Additionally, interior designers actively using AI were more productive overall, with a median of 68 items added per project, compared to 54 for moderate AI users and 46 for non-AI users. While these findings show correlation rather than causation, they underscore the growing role of AI in helping professionals streamline their creative process and bring more projects to completion.
