Gartner Predicts Global AI Spending to Reach $2.7 Trillion in 2026, Fueled by Infrastructure

Gartner forecasts global artificial intelligence spending to increase by 49.5% to $2.7 trillion in 2026. This substantial growth is primarily attributed to significant investments in AI infrastructure, including AI-optimized IaaS, servers, network fabric, and processing semiconductors. Gartner highlights that the expansion of AI data center capacity represents the largest infrastructure project in human history, underscoring the immense scale of current AI development.