Sunday, July 7, 2024

Will GenAI Ecosystem Revenues Be Bigger than "Infrastructure" Revenues by 2030?

By definition, generative artificial intelligence investments by firms are expected to produce cash flows and profits over time, amounting to revenue by 2030 in the $40 billion to $8 trillion range for the full ecosystem (all firms, in all industries, using generative AI). That lower figure could be a problem, as it might represent revenues mostly accruing to suppliers of GenAI infrastructure such as chipmakers such as Nvidia.  


Source

Prediction Timeframe

Generative AI Market Size

Key Takeaways

Bloomberg Intelligence

2022-2030

$40 billion to $1.3 trillion (AI Economy)

Generative AI expected to experience significant growth (42% CAGR).

Statista Market Insights

2023-2030

$44.89 billion to $207 billion

Generative AI to see growth in areas like personalized experiences and content creation.

Qualcomm

Up to 2030

$7.9 trillion (entire Generative AI economy)

This broader estimate includes the economic impact of generative AI beyond just investment.


By definition, buyers of GenAI infra expect to use the tools to create revenue above and beyond the cost of creating the capabilities. So consider that some forecasts of capex for GenAI alone range much higher than $40 billion, by 2030, on a cumulative basis, for a few firms investing in GenAI capabilities to support existing or planned products. 


Indeed, the lower range of GenAI ecosystem revenues does raise a red flag for financial analysts, for the obvious reason that, at the lower ranges, GenAI revenues barely account for--or do not exceed--capex expected for a handful of firms. 


To be sure, all forecasts at this point for GenAI revenue are somewhat speculative, beyond revenues for suppliers of GenAI infrastructure


Company

Announced AI Capex

Predicted Generative AI Capex (by 2030)

Meta

$​​11 billion (2023)

$​​20-30 billion

Alphabet (Google)

$​​30+ billion (2023)

$​​40-60 billion

Apple

$​​20 billion (overall)

$​​5-10 billion

Microsoft

$​​20+ billion (2023)

$​​25-35 billion

Amazon

$​​60+ billion (overall)

$​​10-15 billion

Others (e.g., Nvidia, Baidu, Alibaba)

Varied

$​​20-30 billion


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