Gartner: AI spending to overtake traditional IT market in 2026

Gartner raised its AI spending forecast to $1.79 trillion in 2025, $2.67 trillion in 2026 and $3.64 trillion in 2027. Traditional IT spending keeps shrinking for a third year, from $3.79 trillion to $3.43 trillion by 2027.

• AI spending to grow 49.7% in 2026, reaching $2.67 trillion
• Traditional IT market to shrink 9.5% in 2027, down to $3.43 trillion
• AI infrastructure forecast for 2025 raised to $981.9 billion
• Total AI investment from 2025 through 2027 to hit $8.1 trillion