AI Spending Forecast Reaches $2.67 Trillion as Estimates Track Different Measures
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Gartner forecasts worldwide artificial intelligence spending of $2.670460 trillion in 2026, while Goldman Sachs Research estimates about $1 trillion in global AI-related investment that year. The figures measure different activity and should not be added together or treated as a direct comparison. Gartner’s Sept. 16 forecast puts 2026 spending 49.5% above its revised 2025 estimate of $1.786671 trillion. It projects $1.484397 trillion for AI infrastructure in 2026. The forecast covers spending across AI infrastructure, software and services; it is not a record of money already spent. Goldman Sachs Research’s Aug. 7 estimate puts U.S.
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