IBM Commits More Than $10 Billion to Quantum Computing, Funding Its Roadmap from Today’s Leading Systems to the World’s First Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers

Five-year investment spans research and development, manufacturing, M&A and ecosystem expansion as IBM extends its global lead in quantum computing and advances U.S. leadership

ARMONK, N.Y., June 2, 2026  /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced plans to invest more than $10 billion in quantum computing over the next five years. The investment will span research and development, capital expenditure, manufacturing scaling, ecosystem partnerships, and M&A. Together, these areas are designed to accelerate IBM’s quantum roadmap beyond delivering the world’s first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer in 2029, and advance quantum leadership anchored in the United States.

It builds on the broadest quantum foundation in the industry, including the largest fleet of quantum computers across the globe, the most widely used quantum software, and a client and partner network of more than 340 organizations running real workloads…