This statistic shows the total ICT spending worldwide from 2016 to 2023, by technology generation. ICT spending is projected to reach *** trillion U.S. dollars in 2020 with **** trillion of this coming from traditional IT technologies (cloud, mobile, social and analytics) and the remaining *** billion coming from new technologies, such as internet of things (IoT) and robots/drones.
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IDC. (July 21, 2020). Total information communication technology (ICT) spending worldwide from 2016 to 2023, by technology generation (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/946802/worldwide-ict-spending-by-technology-generation/
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Total information communication technology (ICT) spending worldwide from 2016 to 2023, by technology generation (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IDC, July 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/946802/worldwide-ict-spending-by-technology-generation/