How much do the biggest AI spenders invest?

$208.4 billion

Capital spending of 9 AI spenders came to $208.4 billion in the second quarter of 2026, from their own filings.

For the second quarter of 2026. Data checked 20 Oct 2026, from series.csv.

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Jesse Hawkins, “How much do the biggest AI spenders invest?”, jesseahawkins.com, data retrieved 20 Oct 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/answers/ai-capital-spending/. Data: company filings, public filings, as this site publishes it in series.csv; checked 20 Oct 2026.

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@misc{hawkins2026answersaicapitalspending,
  author = {Hawkins, Jesse},
  title = {{How much do the biggest AI spenders invest?}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://jesseahawkins.com/answers/ai-capital-spending/}},
  note = {Data: company filings, public filings, as this site publishes it in series.csv; checked 20 Oct 2026, retrieved 2026-10-20}
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Jesse Hawkins, “How much do the biggest AI spenders invest?”, jesseahawkins.com, data checked 20 Oct 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/answers/ai-capital-spending/

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