Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Global AI Spending To Reach $64 Billion By 2026
Gartner, a research company, says that people will spend a lot more money on AI in the next few years.
By 2026, they think the world will spend $64 billion on AI.
This is a big increase from before.
The money will be spent on different types of AI, like special language models and AI that helps with data science.
Some types of AI, like the ones that can make new things, will grow the fastest.
This means that AI is becoming very important and more people are using it.
Global AI spending is projected to reach $64 billion by 2026.
Spending on Foundation Generative AI Models will increase by 104.2% from 2025 to 2026.
DSLMs and Specialised GenAI Models spending will rise by 210% in 2026.
AI Application Development Platforms spending will grow from $6.9 billion in 2025 to $9.5 billion in 2026.
AI Platforms for Data Science and Machine Learning spending will increase from $19.4 billion in 2025 to $26.4 billion in 2026.
- Who
- Gartner
- What
- Global AI spending forecast
- When
- 2026
- Where
- Worldwide
- Why
- Rapid growth in domain-specific language models and specialised AI models
- Total AI Spending in 2026
- $64 billion
- Foundation Generative AI Models Spending in 2025
- $11.4 billion
- Foundation Generative AI Models Spending in 2026
- $23.4 billion
- Growth in Foundation Generative AI Models Spending
- 104.2%
- DSLMs and Specialised GenAI Models Spending in 2025
- $1.6 billion
- DSLMs and Specialised GenAI Models Spending in 2026
- $4.9 billion
- Growth in DSLMs and Specialised GenAI Models Spending
- 210%
- AI Application Development Platforms Spending in 2025
- $6.9 billion
- AI Application Development Platforms Spending in 2026
- $9.5 billion
- AI Platforms for Data Science and Machine Learning Spending in 2025
- $19.4 billion
- AI Platforms for Data Science and Machine Learning Spending in 2026
- $26.4 billion