# McKinsey: 32% of companies skipped buying new software this year and built it with agents instead > Source: > Published: 2026-09-13 18:00:14+00:00 This is from McKinsey's State of AI 2026 survey (published late August), not just a headline stat: 32% of organizations decided against an off the shelf purchase and built their own solution with agentic coding tools instead, 41% in tech specifically. Curious if anyone here has actually killed a rea