Lionel Sujay Vailshery
Research expert covering cloud computing and emerging tech industries
Artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe - statistics & facts
Despite the continent often being overshadowed by its cross-Atlantic neighbor in the form of the United States, Europe still boasts an exceptionally vibrant technology sector. Europe’s companies and knowledge reservoirs contain enough critical mass of technical know-how to compete with global competitors. This remains true in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), where funding for startups specializing in this high-demand technology stood at more than 21.6 billion U.S. dollars in early 2026. Many of Europe's major economies are leaders in the exploration and deployment of AI, with developments being, in general, ahead of the global average. Â
