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Google’s $75B AI Investment Plan for 2025

In a statement from CEO Sundar Pichai on Alphabet’s Q4 2024 earnings release, the company said it intends to spend about $75 billion in capital expenditures in 2025. This is a significant increase from the $32.3 billion that was spent in 2023 and shows how the competition between tech giants to boost their AI capabilities is increasing.

Katarína Šimčíková
Katarína Šimčíková
Project manager, Ecommerce Bridge EU
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Google’s $75B AI Investment Plan for 2025
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Although Alphabet has not come out to state that these expenditures are solely for AI, the increasing need for AI infrastructure suggests that a large portion of it will be used to support Google’s AI endeavors.

Google’s AI Investment Plan

Revenues for the entire company increased by 12% year on year to $96.5 billion. Google Cloud revenues increased 10% to $12.0 billion, with growth in core Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AI infrastructure, and generative AI solutions.

These improvements indicate that the company’s AI investments not only underpin its innovations but also improve its financials.

In the investor call, Pichai discussed the future of Google’s Gemini AI assistant and hinted that there will be new experiences for users in 2025. The release of the new and improved AI technologies, such as Gemini 2.0 and Project Mariner, are evidence of Alphabet’s ambition to be the leader in the AI charge.



The Challenge Ahead: Balancing Growth and Regulation

However, the company has its issues, including the Department of Justice’s suggestion that Google may have to delist its Chrome browser due to its market dominance.

Alphabet is navigating through these changes, and its huge spend on capital expenditure indicates that it is ready to be a big company in the changing tech environment.

It is quite evident that investment, innovation and regulatory pressure will be the main drivers of the future of Google and its AI strategies.

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Katarína Šimčíková
Katarína Šimčíková
Project manager, Ecommerce Bridge EU

I lead Ecommerce Bridge magazine for Europe, overseeing our content strategy and European language editions.

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