ISO/IEC 42001

The certifiable management system standard for AI.

The ISO Survey counted 271 accredited ISO/IEC 42001 certificates worldwide at the end of 2025, the standard's first year in the survey. ISO/IEC 42006, published July 2025, sets the rules for the bodies that certify to it.

ISO/IEC 42001 at a glance: Accredited worldwide, end of 2025, 271 certificates; Accredited certifiers (estimate), ~12 bodies; Publication to first cloud certificate, 11 months; HONOR AI apps on its DNV certificate, 5 apps ISO/IEC 42001 AT A GLANCE 271 CERTIFICATES Accredited worldwide, end of 2025 ~12 BODIES Accredited certifiers (estimate) 11 MONTHS Publication to first cloud certificate 5 APPS HONOR AI apps on its DNV certificate
Accredited certificates
271
ISO/IEC 42006 published
Jul 7, 2025
First UKAS-accredited body
Nov 2025
All ISO certificates
3.29M

Evidence

Cloud providers and model labs certified first; HONOR led in China

Developments: ISO/IEC 42001
DateDevelopmentCountryWhat happenedSource
Nov 2024AWS certifiedUnited StatesBedrock, Q Business, Textract and Transcribe certified by SchellmanSource
Jan 13, 2025Anthropic certifiedUnited StatesOne of the first frontier labs certifiedSource
Mar 27, 2025HONOR certifiedChinaFirst DNV-accredited certificate in Greater China, five AI appsSource
Apr 2025Microsoft 365 Copilot certifiedUnited StatesMicrosoft announced certificationSource
Jul 7, 2025ISO/IEC 42006 publishedInternationalCompetence rules for certification bodiesSource

Rules

Certification is voluntary, but Texas and Colorado point to recognized frameworks

Key rules and standards: ISO/IEC 42001
RuleJurisdictionWhat it requiresStatus
ISO/IEC 42001:2023InternationalAI management system: policy, risk and impact assessment, lifecycle controlsPublished Dec 2023
ISO/IEC 42006:2025InternationalRequirements for 42001 certification bodiesPublished Jul 7, 2025
ANAB and UKAS accreditationUS and UKAccredit 42001 certifiersActive
China national AI management system standard planChinaNational AI management system standardPlanned 2022; publication not confirmed

Status colors: green in force, blue voluntary standard or framework, amber adopted and phasing in, gray draft or pending, red withdrawn.

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Datasets
ai_compliance_evidence.csv (5 rows)
Key sources
AWS certified
Anthropic certified
HONOR certified
Microsoft 365 Copilot certified
ISO/IEC 42006 published
Last verified
October 2026