American IT research company Gartner has released a forecast for spending on artificial intelligence across 10 categories. GenAI smartphones are expected to become the largest spending category in 2026, overtaking AI services.
American IT research company Gartner has released a forecast for spending on artificial intelligence across 10 categories. GenAI smartphones are expected to become the largest spending category in 2026, overtaking AI services.
According to Gartner forecasts, the AI market will reach $1.5 trillion in 2025 and exceed $2 trillion by 2026. This figure is more than double the spending in 2024, writes ZDNET.
“The forecast predicts continued investment in expanding AI infrastructure as the largest cloud providers continue to invest in data centers with hardware and GPUs optimized for AI to expand the range of their services,” said John-David Lovelock, vice president and analyst at Gartner.
Below is a table prepared by the company showing the forecast for AI spending by category.
Total global spending on AI is projected to exceed $2 trillion in 2026, driven in large part by the integration of AI into products such as smartphones and PCs, as well as infrastructure.
