Big Tech set to invest $325 billion this year as hefty AI bills come under scrutiny

Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (GOOG) are expecting to spend a cumulative $325 billion in capital expenditures and investments in 2025 driven by a continued commitment to building out artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Taken together, this marks a 46% increase from the roughly $223 billion those companies reported spending in 2024.

Tech giants contend all this spending will pay off in the long run. Investors haven’t been so sure of late.