2026 State of the Industry: Talent Development Benchmarks and Trends

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The 2026 State of the Industry report, co-sponsored by Zensai and Chronus, is ATD’s annual review of talent development trends, spending, and activities that can help benchmark your team’s work. Drawing upon ATD’s 2026 survey, which gathered information from 340 organizations across a diverse range of industries and company sizes, this year’s report presents results in a robust, data-driven guide to demonstrate what happened in talent development in 2025.

The 2026 State of the Industry report, co-sponsored by Zensai and Chronus, is ATD’s annual review of talent development trends, spending, and activities that can help benchmark your team’s work. Drawing upon ATD’s 2026 survey, which gathered information from 340 organizations across a diverse range of industries and company sizes, this year’s report presents results in a robust, data-driven guide to demonstrate what happened in talent development in 2025.

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Easy to read and including informative graphs, charts, and tables, the report provides key information you need to assess your organization’s talent development advancement.

Easy to read and including informative graphs, charts, and tables, the report provides key information you need to assess your organization’s talent development advancement.

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  Benchmark your organization’s learning hours, spending, and activities against other participating organizations.

  Benchmark your organization’s learning hours, spending, and activities against other participating organizations.

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  Discover what learning delivery methods are being used in the industry, including those incorporating new technologies.

  Discover what learning delivery methods are being used in the industry, including those incorporating new technologies.

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  Understand what learning content areas organizations are focusing on in their efforts to close skills gaps and meet business needs.

  Understand what learning content areas organizations are focusing on in their efforts to close skills gaps and meet business needs.

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  Explore the top priories and challenges across the industry.

  Explore the top priories and challenges across the industry.

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