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Analysts had no idea how big this would be.
Overview
In the third quarter of 2025, Goldman Sachs analysts were trying to estimate just how much the technology hyperscalers (Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and others) would spend in 2026 to build out data centers.
Their estimate at the time: $465 billion.
Details
That was supposed to account for all the monumental spending on artificial intelligence(AI) infrastructure. But even after they revised their estimate to $527 billion just three months later, they still missed the mark.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.
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