Anthropic reported that API volume is up 17x year-on-year on the Anthropic platform as of May 2026, demonstrating massive growth in Claude adoption simonwillison.net . The company announced this at Code w/ Claude 2026.

Explosive Growth

The 17x growth in API usage reflects enterprises increasingly integrating Claude into their workflows and applications, validating Anthropic's enterprise-focused strategy simonwillison.net .