$170.9B
▲ 3.4× vs 2024
private investment in generative AI in 2025
20192025
What the chart shows
Private investment in generative AI companies reached $170.9 billion in 2025, 3.4 times the $50.6 billion of 2024. In 2019 it was $0.8 billion.
Generative AI accounted for about half (49.6%) of the $344.7 billion of global private AI investment in 2025 (related chart).
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $170.9B |
| 2024 | $50.6B |
| 2023 | $28.6B |
| Share of 2025 private AI investment | 49.6% |
How to read it
- Generative AI is a subset of the private AI investment shown in the related chart, as classified by Quid.
- Nominal US dollars.
Source: Quid, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 4.2.3: Global private investment in generative AI, 2019–25. 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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