ByteDance's AI Capital Expenditure Raised, Data Center and AI Infrastructure Investment May Reach $70 Billion in 2026

Odaily, Trader @nft_hu posted on X platform stating that ByteDance's AI capital expenditure has recently been significantly raised. According to the latest reports, ByteDance is discussing investing up to approximately $70 billion in capital expenditure for data centers and AI infrastructure in 2026, with part of the funds coming from its estimated $50 billion profit in 2025; in a more aggressive internal plan, there has also been discussion about further increasing capital expenditure in 2027 to a magnitude of $89 billion to $100 billion.