# Google Projects Southeast Asia's Digital Economy at $368 Billion in 2026 and Credits AI Adoption

The lab-published forecast of $1 trillion by 2035 follows Anthropic's own scenarios, which put the US economy between 1.6 and 32.4 percent above a no-AI baseline by 2030.

- Published: 2026-10-22T06:23:26.061Z
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- Section: macro
- Sources: [Google AI Blog](https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/around-the-globe/google-asia/e-conomy-sea-report-2026/), [Anthropic Research](https://www.anthropic.com/institute/econ-scenarios), [ThePrint](https://theprint.in/tech/ai-may-boost-us-economy-by-2030-but-cut-1-in-5-white-collar-jobs-anthropics-research-arm-finds/3039405/)

Google's annual e-Conomy SEA report projects that Southeast Asia's digital economy will reach $368 billion in 2026 and $1 trillion by 2035, with widespread AI adoption as the main driver. The previous edition, released in November 2025, put…

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