These AI interview cheating statistics come from published surveys and reports, each linked to its source. The surveys asked different people different questions, so compare them with care.
How many candidates use AI during interviews
- 22% of job seekers said they had used AI in real time during an interview, and 78% had used AI somewhere in their job search: Resume Genius, 1,000 active US job seekers, reported by Newsweek, May 2026.
- 6% of job candidates said they had taken part in interview fraud: Gartner, 3,000 candidates, reported by HR Dive, July 2025.
- 73% of students and graduates use AI at some stage of applying: a survey cited by BBC News in Everyone's using AI to get hired. Now what?, September 2026. Our summary is what the BBC found about AI in hiring.
How many interviewers have seen it
- 81% of interviewers at large technology companies had suspected a candidate of using AI to cheat, and 31% had caught one: interviewing.io, 63 interviewers, September 2025.
The tools candidates use
- 70,000 people signed up for Cluely, first marketed for cheating in interviews, in its first week in April 2025, and it had raised $20.3 million by June 2025: Wikipedia's article on Cluely. See what is Cluely.
Fake candidates
- 1 in 4 candidate profiles worldwide will be fake by 2028, Gartner predicts in the same July 2025 survey.
- North Korean remote IT worker schemes used the identities of more than 80 Americans to get jobs at more than 100 US companies: US Justice Department, June 2025. See deepfake candidates and fake identities in remote hiring.
Applications and screening
- 140 applications on average for a UK graduate vacancy last year, against 38 twenty years ago: the same BBC News report.
- 75% of candidates believed AI was screening their CV, while 21% of recruiters said they used it for that: a survey cited in the same report.
How employers are responding
- Google said in June 2025 it was bringing back at least one in-person interview round. McKinsey asks hiring managers to meet candidates in person before an offer.
- Meta asks interviewers to mark suspected cheating, and candidates to share their whole screen with background filters off, according to the interviewing.io survey.
Frequently asked questions
How common is AI interview cheating?
The published figures suggest it is common. About one in five job seekers in one US survey had used AI during an interview, and most interviewers at large technology companies in another had suspected it. Both are self-reported, so the true numbers may differ.
Where do these AI interview cheating statistics come from?
Each figure links to its published source.
What can employers do about it?
See our guide on how to stop AI use in interviews.
