AI capex · calendar 2027 estimates · as of Oct 23, 2026

Follow the AI Money

In 2027 AI builders are set to spend —. Who writes the cheques, what they buy, and who gets paid.

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Each bubble is a listed supplier: how much it earns from 2027 AI capex, against how much of its total revenue that is. The highest bubbles gain most from a boom and lose most from a cut. Move the slider to test a change in total AI capex.

AI capex revenue vs AI dependence, 2027E

Bubble size is the supplier's estimated total 2027 revenue. Horizontal axis is logarithmic.

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Total AI capex in this scenario. Every supplier's AI revenue moves with it; the rest of its revenue stays fixed.

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Every 2027 figure here is an estimate. These are the biggest swing factors, shown as the range around the base case. Big-tech earnings on Oct 28–29 will narrow the hyperscaler line.

Range around the base case ($bn)

Low and high cases from the research note. HBM is part of the memory line, so the rows do not add up.

The numbers in brief · as of Oct 23, 2026

Where 2027 AI capex goes

In calendar 2027, AI builders are set to spend $1,824bn on data centers and the equipment inside them. Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft pay $961bn of it (53%). Nvidia collects $530bn, about 29 cents of every dollar. The memory makers SK hynix, Samsung and Micron take $434bn, more than buildings, power and cooling combined ($320bn).

Biggest spenders, AI capex 2027E
SpenderTypeAI capex
AlphabetHyperscaler$294bn
AmazonHyperscaler$255bn
MetaHyperscaler$214bn
MicrosoftHyperscaler$198bn
SpaceX (xAI)AI lab$170bn
OracleHyperscaler$95bn
ByteDanceChina$80bn
CoreWeaveNeocloud$55bn
AnthropicAI lab$40bn
AlibabaChina$40bn
What the money buys, 2027E
CategoryGroupValue
AcceleratorsAccelerators$540bn
Memory (excl. HBM)Memory$240bn
Networking (excl. optical)Networking & optical$175bn
DC constructionBuildings & power$150bn
HBMMemory$144bn
StorageStorage$125bn
OtherOther$95bn
Power transmissionBuildings & power$85bn
CPUsCPUs$65bn
OpticalNetworking & optical$60bn
OEMServers (OEM)$60bn
CoolingBuildings & power$45bn
Power generationBuildings & power$40bn
Biggest listed suppliers, 2027E
SupplierTickerAI capex revenueAI share of revenue
NvidiaNVDA$530bn77%
SK hynix000660.KS$166bn37%
Samsung005930.KS$163bn24%
MicronMU$105bn40%
BroadcomAVGO$75bn44%
AMDAMD$50bn50%
InnoLight300308.SZ$18bn90%
Foxconn2317.TW$18bn6%
Schneider ElectricSU.PA$16bn32%
VertivVRT$14bn78%
IntelINTC$12bn21%
HOCHTIEF (Turner)HOT.DE$12bn27%
EatonETN$11bn33%
MarvellMRVL$10bn67%
Kioxia285A.T$10bn22%

All figures are calendar-2027 estimates in US dollars. Source: AI capex 2027 research note, Oct 23, 2026. Download the data: spenders.csv, categories.csv, flows.csv, suppliers.csv, ranges.csv.