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AI Investments to Drive Global IT Spending to $6.37 Trillion
Global IT spending is expected to reach $6.37 trillion in 2026, which is a big increase from $5.58 trillion in 2025.
This growth is mainly because companies are investing a lot in artificial intelligence (AI).
They are building more data centers and using cloud services to support AI.
Spending on data centers is expected to grow the fastest, by 62.5%, reaching $822 billion.
Other areas like software, devices, services, and communications services will also see increases.
However, there are some challenges like inflation and supply constraints that might affect technology budgets.
Overall, AI is driving a lot of the growth in IT spending.
Global IT spending projected to reach $6.37 trillion in 2026, a 14.2% increase from 2025.
Data center systems spending expected to surge 62.5% to $822 billion in 2026.
IaaS spending projected to grow 29.3% to $287 billion in 2026.
Software spending expected to rise 15.5% to $1.47 trillion in 2026.
Device spending forecast to increase nearly 10% to $868 billion in 2026.
- Who
- Gartner, Inc.
- What
- Global IT spending projected to reach $6.37 trillion in 2026, driven by AI investments.
- Where
- Worldwide
- When
- Published on July 27, 2026
- Why
- Accelerating investments in AI infrastructure, cloud platforms, and intelligent applications.
Optimistic View
Cautious View
Market Growth
Optimistic View
Strong growth driven by AI investments, with data center systems and IaaS leading the surge.
Cautious View
Technology budgets under pressure from inflation, semiconductor supply constraints, and rising hardware costs.
Investment Focus
Optimistic View
Increased confidence in AI-led market expansion, with spending concentrated in AI infrastructure and software.
Cautious View
Traditional technology segments expected to witness comparatively modest growth.
Key facts
- Projected IT Spending for 2026
- $6.37 trillion
- Growth Rate
- 14.2% increase from 2025
- Data Centre Systems Spending
- $822 billion in 2026
- IaaS Spending
- $287 billion in 2026
- Software Spending
- $1.47 trillion in 2026
- Device Spending
- $868 billion in 2026
- Services Spending
- $1.57 trillion in 2026
- Communications Services Spending
- $1.35 trillion in 2026
Quotes
John-David Lovelock
Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner
“IT spending growth is being fueled by rising investments in AI infrastructure and software. Organizations are spending more on AI‑optimized servers, cloud services, and AI‑ready software as they expand their AI efforts, while hardware markets continue to adjust to semiconductor and memory supply constraints.”
thehindubusinessline.com
“"Building the compute capacity required for AI is the largest infrastructure project ever attempted by humanity. Driven by the expansion of AI workloads and demand for high-performance computing, hyperscalers and enterprises are rapidly scaling next-generation data centre capacity."”
thehansindia.com
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