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- Gartner forecasts shape technology-provider narratives, buyer planning and investor interpretation of AI infrastructure demand.
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Gartner forecast worldwide AI spending at nearly $1.5 trillion in 2025, with infrastructure expansion by major hyperscalers, AI-optimized hardware and GPUs identified as core drivers.
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Gartner's later 2026 release forecast worldwide AI spending at $2.59 trillion in 2026, a 47% year-over-year increase, making the 2025 article a historical forecast event with a newer benchmark.
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Gartner forecast 2025 generative AI spending at $644 billion and said hardware, including servers, smartphones and PCs, would account for most GenAI spending.
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Gartner's July 2025 IT spending forecast described AI-optimized server demand and GenAI-driven data center growth as major forces inside IT spending.
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Gartner identifies John-David Lovelock as a Distinguished VP Analyst and Chief of Research with coverage in technology market economics and global IT spending trends.
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CRN independently covered Gartner's AI spending forecast and highlighted category-level spending areas such as AI servers, semiconductors, services, software, smartphones and PCs.
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Last updated: 2026-08-27