AI Video Tool Usage Survey 2026 Released: Analyzing Industry, Usage, and Impact Across 212 User Companies

Agentec Corporation (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Jong-Chae Kim) has released a survey report titled '2026 AI Video Tool Usage Survey,' based on data from 212 user companies of its AI video generation tool, 'AI Shorts.'

This survey report analyzes adoption trends, usage scenarios, and specific outcomes of AI video tools across diverse industries, based on actual data from 212 companies.

## Survey Overview
Survey Name: 2026 AI Video Tool Usage Survey
Participants: 212 user companies of the 'AI Shorts' tool
Survey Organizer: Agentec Corporation

## Key Findings
1. IT Sector Leads Adoption (28.8%); Manufacturing and Service Sectors Expanding
Analysis of the 212 companies showed the IT and information/communications sector leading at 28.8%. This was followed by manufacturing (19.3%), services (19.3%), and wholesale/trading (13.7%), demonstrating widespread AI video adoption across diverse fields.

2. Approximately 70% of Serious Users Utilize the Tool for 'Internal Training & Manual Development'
Among active users, 36.4% used the tool for internal training and 33.3% for manual development, totaling approximately 70%. The ease of creating understandable, internalized videos has driven its adoption for education and standardization purposes.

3. Video Production Time Reduced by Up to 97.5% — From '1-2 Weeks' to 'Approx. 1 Hour'
Case studies confirmed that production time per training video dropped from the traditional 1-2 weeks to approximately 1 hour (a 97.5% reduction). Other reported benefits include a 70% reduction in translation/prep time and an 80% reduction in SNS video production time. Compared to traditional production (minimum 240+ minutes), AI Shorts allows production in as little as 10 minutes.

## Case Studies
### Mitachi Co., Ltd. (Trading Company)
- Challenge: Took 1-2 weeks per video due to voiceover and editing requirements.
- Solution: Built a streamlined production system using AI Shorts for automated audio and visual generation.
- Result: Reduced production time to 1 hour (97.5% reduction) and achieved consistent information sharing across 10 overseas offices.

### Setolas Holdings Co., Ltd. (Manufacturing)
- Challenge: High labor costs for video production and low PDF engagement rates.
- Solution: Converted PDF materials into IT tool operation manual videos.
- Result: Reduced production time to one-third of the traditional process and eliminated the psychological burden of video production.

## About AI Shorts
By simply uploading existing PDF or PowerPoint materials, the AI automatically generates narration, subtitles, and visuals, allowing the creation of high-quality explanatory videos in minutes. It also supports multilingual expansion from Japanese source materials.