Gartner Says Worldwide AI Spending Will Total $1.5 Trillion In 2025

(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) Continuous Demand for AI Is Expected to Fuel Investments in IT Infrastructure

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September, 2025 - Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total nearly $1.5 trillion in 2025 according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company.

Expert Take:

“The forecast assumes continued investment in AI infrastructure expansion, as major hyperscalers continue to increase investments in data centers with AI-optimized hardware and GPUs to scale their services,” said John-David Lovelock, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner.“The AI investment landscape is also expanding beyond traditional U.S. tech giants, including Chinese companies and new AI cloud providers. Furthermore, venture capital investment in AI providers is providing additional tailwinds for AI spending.”

Looking towards 2026, overall global AI spending is forecast to top $2 trillion, led in large part by AI being integrated into products such as smartphone and PCs, as well as infrastructure (see Table 1).

Table 1: AI Spending in IT Markets, Worldwide, 2024-2026 (Millions of U.S. Dollars)

Market	2024	2025	2026
AI Services	259,477	282,556	324,669
AI Application Software	83,679	172,029	269,703
AI Infrastructure Software	56,904	126,177	229,825
GenAI Models	5,719	14,200	25,766
AI-optimized Servers (GPU and Non-GPU AI Accelerators)	140,107	267,534	329,528
AI-optimized IaaS	7,447	18,325	37,507
AI Processing Semiconductors	138,813	209,192	267,934
AI PCs by ARM and x86	51,023	90,432	144,413
GenAI Smartphones	244,735	298,189	393,297
Total AI Spending	987,904	1,478,634	2,022,642

Source: Gartner (September 2025)

Gartner clients can read more in Forecast Alert: AI in IT Spending, 2Q25.

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