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Cloud Computing & Data Centers

Critical80% confidenceProfile verified Jul 14, 2026

The hyperscale cloud and data center industry drives a projected $650-700 billion in collective 2026 AI infrastructure capex across Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Oracle. The global cloud computing market reached roughly $918 billion in 2026, with AWS leading at 30% share, Microsoft Azure at 25% (up from 20% in 2024), and Google Cloud at 13% but posting the fastest growth at 63% year-over-year.

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The Story So Far (last 6 months)

Feb 2026: Hyperscaler AI infrastructure capex projected at $650-700 billion for 2026May 2026: AWS holds 30% of a $918B cloud market, with Azure at 25% and Google Cloud at 13%

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  1. Jan 2026 · Cloud market reaches ~$918 billion

    The global cloud computing market reached roughly $918 billion in 2026, with AWS leading at 30% share, Microsoft Azure at 25% (up from 20% in 2024) and Google Cloud at 13%.

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Cloud Computing & Data CentersAmazon Web Services

  1. Jan 2026

    AWS led global cloud market share at roughly 30% of the $918 billion 2026 cloud computing market, with Amazon guiding to roughly $200 billion of 2026 AI data-center capex.

  2. Now

    Amazon Web Services is among the largest hyperscale cloud providers driving the industry's AI infrastructure capital expenditure.

Cloud Computing & Data CentersMicrosoft Azure

  1. 2024–2026

    Azure's cloud market share grew from roughly 20% in 2024 to about 25% by 2026, as Microsoft guided to roughly $110-120 billion in 2026 AI data-center capex.

  2. Now

    Microsoft Azure is among the largest hyperscale cloud providers, guiding to roughly $190 billion in calendar year 2026 capital expenditure.

Cloud Computing & Data CentersAlphabet (Google)

  1. Jan 2026

    Google Cloud held roughly 13% of the global cloud market but posted the fastest quarterly growth among hyperscalers at 63% year-over-year, backed by Alphabet's roughly $175-185 billion 2026 AI data-center capex guidance and its TPU strategy.

  2. Now

    Google Cloud is among the industry's major hyperscale providers, backed by Alphabet's custom TPU infrastructure strategy.

Cloud Computing & Data CentersOracle

  1. 2025–2026

    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure emerged as a major hyperscale AI compute provider, anchored by its roughly $300 billion multi-year cloud agreement with OpenAI and expanding NVIDIA GPU cluster deployments.

  2. Now

    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has emerged as a major hyperscale AI compute provider, anchored by its roughly $300 billion cloud agreement with OpenAI.

Cloud Computing & Data CentersVertiv

  1. 2024–2025

    Rising GPU rack power density across hyperscaler data centers pushed the industry toward liquid cooling, with Vertiv commanding roughly 23% global share in precision cooling and power infrastructure for these deployments.

  2. Now

    The cloud and data center industry depends on Vertiv's liquid cooling and power distribution infrastructure to operate high-density AI compute at scale.