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AI Infrastructure Investment Outlook

Alphabet Inc. · 2026-11-02 · Importance 37 · Surprise 24

Google’s global head of energy and power said the company is more concerned about underbuilding data centers than overbuilding them, citing customer demand for AI infrastructure. Google plans to maintain its high capital expenditure forecasts and expects demand to use all current and future data center capacity. The report also cited strong Google Cloud revenue growth, particularly from TPU systems.

Key facts

• The combined capital investment of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta was expected to exceed $700 billion in 2026, much of it for AI infrastructure, according to analyst estimates. source
• Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft had combined capital expenditures of $201.9 billion in the third quarter, up $36.9 billion. source
• The combined capital expenditures of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft had more than doubled over the past 12 months and were up 356% since the first quarter of 2024. source
• Google plans to maintain its high capital expenditure forecasts and expects demand to use all current and future data center builds. source