REPORT

Generative AI 2026 Outlook

Generative AI is poised to become a $2.3 trillion market by 2032, expanding to 22% of total technology spending as enterprises accelerate adoption of AI-powered software, infrastructure and services. Coding agents, reasoning models and enterprise deployments are emerging as the next major drivers of growth.

Key report highlights:

  • Inference could surpass training three years earlier than projected
  • Agentic AI spending could reach $286 billion by 2032
  • Hyperscaler capex could approach $750 billion in 2026

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