Big Tech AI spend surges: One giant jumps 5x in 3 years
Microsoft's AI capital expenditure rose from $6.9 billion in 2022 to $36.2 billion in 2025, a 5.2x increase. Amazon remains the biggest AI spender overall, with $40.5 billion in 2025.
Big Tech companies are significantly increasing their spending on artificial intelligence. Microsoft's AI capital expenditure rose from $6.9 billion in 2022 to $36.2 billion in 2025, a 5.2x increase. Amazon spent $40.5 billion on AI in 2025, up from $16.9 billion in 2022. Alphabet's AI spending increased from $7.6 billion to $28.5 billion, while Meta's grew from $9.4 billion to $22.5 billion. The sharp rise across all four companies shows AI has moved beyond early-stage investment and is now central to product development and revenue strategy. Spending is focused on data centres, chips, and model development.
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