$856.0B (estimate) — The Next Web reported on September 19, 2026, citing the Financial Times and a company presentation prepared in July 2026 for a computing deal, that the presentation puts compute and infrastructure spending at about $856 billion across 2026 to 2030 (a projected figure, stated as 'about'; the article notes the category may differ from the roughly $600 billion compute target OpenAI gave investors in February). (paid to unnamed vendors/contractors — this source doesn't disclose who specifically got the money)
$856.0B (estimate) — The Next Web reported on September 19, 2026, citing the Financial Times and a company presentation prepared in July 2026 for a computing deal, that the presentation puts compute and infrastructure spending at about $856 billion across 2026 to 2030 (a projected figure, stated as 'about'; the article notes the category may differ from the roughly $600 billion compute target OpenAI gave investors in February). (paid to unnamed vendors/contractors — this source doesn't disclose who specifically got the money)
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$856.0B (estimate) — The Next Web reported on September 19, 2026, citing the Financial Times and a company presentation prepared in July 2026 for a computing deal, that the presentation puts compute and infrastructure spending at about $856 billion across 2026 to 2030 (a projected figure, stated as 'about'; the article notes the category may differ from the roughly $600 billion compute target OpenAI gave investors in February). (paid to unnamed vendors/contractors — this source doesn't disclose who specifically got the money)
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