AI infrastructure spending will grow from $500 billion to $1.4 trillion in 2030.
ARK Invest · made January 2026 (Big Ideas 2026) · target Dec 2030 · Open
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As reported:Analysts with Cathie Wood's Ark Invest family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) predict spending on AI infrastructure -- data centers, mostly -- is set to soar from last year's $500 billion to $1.4 trillion in 2030
The prediction
- Who
- ARK Invest
- Made
- January 2026 (Big Ideas 2026)
- Target
- Dec 31, 2030 (stated as "in 2030")
- Status
- Openin 4 years
- Source
- Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Predicts AI Infrastructure Will Hit $1.4 Trillion by 2030 (The Motley Fool) Secondary: a report of what they said
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