IT Spending Set to Hit $4.25 Trillion in 2025, Strongest Growth Since 1996: IDC
Techstrong.IT, December 9,2025
Worldwide IT spending will surge 14% in 2025 to $4.25 trillion, its strongest annual performance in nearly three decades as massive artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investments drive a worldwide tech super cycle, according to market researcher IDC.
Total information and communications technology (ICT) spending, which includes IT spending plus telecommunications and business services, will approach $7 trillion this year, underscoring the transformative impact of AI on the global economy.
The forecast represents the seventh consecutive monthly increase in IDC's 2025 projections, reflecting continued over-performance and aggressive investments by service providers in AI infrastructure, along with strong enterprise software spending.