# How Shell uses Databricks

**100**: “Shell currently has over 100 AI projects running”

As published on [databricks.com](https://www.databricks.com/customers/shell). Captured by usedby on 2026-10-02.

- Company: [Shell](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/shell.md)
- Tool: [Databricks](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/databricks.md)
- Industry: [Energy, Utilities & Cleantech](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/energy-utilities-cleantech.md)
- Teams: Data engineering, Data science, Analysts, Digital Innovation and IT

## What the story says

Shell uses Databricks as a foundational part of its Shell.ai platform to unify data, analytics and AI workloads for its engineers, data scientists and analysts. It is applied to supply chain and spare-parts inventory simulations, a loyalty program recommendation engine, and business intelligence and reporting.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of Databricks and Shell, not ours.

> Shell’s focus on data and analytics has enabled over 250 data analysts (or citizen data scientists), and 800 citizen data scientists to be more productive with all the data available to them.

- **10,000+**: “run 10,000+ inventory simulations across all its parts and facilities”
- **800**: “over 250 data analysts (or citizen data scientists), and 800 citizen data scientists”

> The usage of Databricks over the years has broadened significantly. We started out using Databricks as a big data and AI platform but the scope has broadened. We have an entirely different class of citizen engineers and data scientists who are using it as a modern business intelligence tool to make smarter business decisions.
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> Daniel Jeavons, Vice President – Computational Science and Digital Innovation

## What usedby checked

We compared the story with its live page on 2026-10-03.

- Checked: the figure 100 is printed word for word on the page, near the name of Shell.
- Checked: the passage quoted above is copied word for word from the page, near the name of Shell.
- Checked: Shell uses Databricks. Confirmed line. Latest check across sources: 2026-10-02.
- Not checked: the result itself. We quote it; we did not measure it.

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