$273.5B
gap between US ($285.9B) and Chinese ($12.4B) private AI investment in 2025
What the chart shows
US private AI investment rose from $109.5 billion in 2024 to $285.9 billion in 2025. Over the same year China’s grew from $9.4 billion to $12.4 billion and Europe’s from $19.5 billion to $20.9 billion.
The gap between the US and China went from about $100 billion in 2024 to $273.5 billion in 2025.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| United States, 2025 | $285.9B |
| Europe, 2025 | $20.9B |
| China, 2025 | $12.4B |
| United States, 2024 | $109.5B |
How to read it
- Europe groups European countries as defined by the AI Index.
- Nominal US dollars.
Source: Quid, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 4.2.11: Global private investment in AI by geographic area, 2013–25. 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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