McKinsey: 32% of companies skipped buying new software this year and built it with agents instead

McKinsey's State of AI 2026 survey, published in late August, found that 32% of organizations skipped an off-the-shelf software purchase and built their own solution with agentic coding tools instead, rising to 41% among technology companies. The figures quantify how agentic coding tools are displacing traditional software buying at a significant share of enterprises.

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