$143.2B
▲ 3.8× vs 2024
infrastructure, models, research and governance in 2025, 4.5 times data management ($31.6B)
20182025
What the chart shows
Across 25 focus areas from 2018 to 2025, the $143.2 billion that went to AI infrastructure, models, research and governance in 2025 is the largest single cell, 4.5 times the next area that year, data management and processing ($31.6 billion).
Darker cells mean more investment. Read across a row to see one area over time, or down a column to compare areas in one year.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| AI infrastructure and models, 2025 | $143.2B |
| Data management, processing, 2025 | $31.6B |
| IoT, 2025 | $14.6B |
| Medical and healthcare, 2025 | $11.8B |
How to read it
- Focus areas are Quid’s classification; a company can appear in more than one area. “AI infrastructure and models” is Quid’s area “AI infrastructure/models/research/governance”.
- The asterisk in the source category name refers to a footnote in the AI Index report.
Source: Quid, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 4.2.17: Global private investment in AI by focus area, 2018–25. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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