NVIDIA expects global data center capital expenditure to reach $3-4 trillion by 2030, growing at an annualized rate of 40%.
This represents the largest infrastructure buildout in human history.
The Spending Surge:
- Data center CapEx increased 53% YoY to $134 billion in Q1 2025 alone
- AWS, Google, Meta, Microsoft accounted for 44% of Q1 data center capital investments
- AI-optimized IaaS spend will reach $37.5 billion by 2026, more than doubling from 2025
- Anthropic announced $50 billion U.S. AI infrastructure buildout
The NVIDIA-OpenAI Mega-Partnership:
NVIDIA and OpenAI announced a landmark strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems — representing millions of GPUs. NVIDIA intends to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as systems are deployed.
This is part of a comprehensive analysis of 20+ AI business trends for 2026. Read the full analysis on The Business Engineer.









