Data: Global AI-related funding has reached $344 billion in 2026, with hyperscale cloud providers contributing nearly half

Odaily News, data from BofA Global Research shows that as of now, global AI-related funding in 2026 has reached $344 billion, compared to just $136 billion for the entire year of 2025. Of this, $157 billion came from U.S. dollar-denominated hyperscale cloud providers, $62 billion from non-U.S. dollar-denominated cloud providers, $51 billion was directed toward data center projects, $50 billion was tied to NVIDIA and SpaceX, and another $23 billion flowed into the chip sector.