# Hyperscaler AI Capital Spending Is Tracking Toward Roughly $775 Billion This Year

Analyst estimates put Amazon near $200 billion and Alphabet at $175 billion to $185 billion, with power availability now the binding constraint in the largest data center markets.

- Published: 2026-08-08T06:26:48.459Z
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The AI data center build is now large enough that its financing assumptions, rather than chip supply, set the pace. Sell-side and independent trackers put combined 2026 capital expenditure for Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle i…

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