Data tracker Updated 2026-10-30
AI Spending Per Second
Big Tech spends $18,374 every second on data centers, chips and power. Since you opened this page, that's:
$0
…and counting, at the pace their last four reported quarters imply.
Per minute
$1.1M
Per hour
$66.1M
Per day
$1.6B
Per year
$579B
Who's spending it
| Company | Per second | 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AMZN | $4,788 | $151B |
| Alphabet GOOGL | $4,198 | $132B |
| Microsoft MSFT | $3,677 | $116B |
| Meta META | $3,312 | $104B |
| Oracle ORCL | $2,399 | $75.7B |
Capital expenditure from each company's last four reported quarters (cash-flow statements, matched to SEC filings), spread evenly over a year. Not every dollar of capex is AI, but at these five most of it now is. Full data: AI Capex Tracker.