Global spending on AI infrastructure was forecast to hit over 900 billion U.S. dollars by 2029, up from an estimated 334 billion U.S. dollars in 2025. Leading AI firms are investing heavily in AI infrastructure, expanding data center capacity to support the development of large language models (LLMs).
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IDC. (February 5, 2026). Forecast artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending worldwide in 2025 and 2029 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 18, 2026, from /statistics/1659696/global-ai-infrastructure-spending/
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