AI Market Projected to Hit $4.8 Trillion by 2033, Emerging as Dominant Frontier Technology
AI’s rapid rise risks deepening divides, with development concentrated in major economies and firms. Strategic investment and inclusive global governance are key to ensuring its benefits are widely shared.AI takeover: Share of frontier tech market could quadruple by 2033Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on various online market research reports.Note: Market size data capture the revenue generated by the sales of products and services. The graphs show the top four of 17 frontier technologies by market share for each year. The remaining 13 are grouped under “other”.Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming the defining technology of our time. A new UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report projects the global AI market will soar from $189 billion in 2023 to $4.8 trillion by
Prediction: 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Could Be Worth More Than Nvidia by 2030
$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ Despite the fanfare, the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has just begun. With the AI market valued at $189 billion in 2023, the United Nations believes it will become a $4.8 trillion market by 2033.Companies like Nvidia have already taken advantage of this growth, soaring to multitrillion-dollar market caps. But the two AI businesses below trade at just fractions of that value. Over time, however, we could see one of these stocks surpass Nvidia's market cap, leading to huge gains for patient shareholders.This is what makes Nvidia so specialRight now, most estimates believe that Nvidia commands somewhere between 70% and 95% of the AI graphics processing unit (GPU) market. GPUs, or graphics processing units, are critical
3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Could Soar in the Second Half of 2025
Millions of businesses and individuals now use artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT on a daily basis. Despite impressive growth over the last 12 to 24 months, the AI revolution has just begun.Estimates vary, but nearly every forecaster is expecting seismic growth in the technology and the demand for it over the next decade. The United Nations Trade and Development organization, for example, believes AI will become a $4.8 trillion industry by 2033, up from just $189 billion in 2023.In early 2025, many AI stocks experienced brief corrections. No one knows what will happen next, but it's not hard to see the three AI businesses below soaring in value before the year is up. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ is still the king of artificial intelligenceIf you wa
In the months since the Court’s decision in the DOJ's search distribution case — which was filed back in 2020 — AI continues to transform the tech and search landscape in extraordinary ways, fueled by innovations from incumbents and upstarts. A large number have attained significant scale — all without any of the radical market interventions that the DoJ is proposing.Amazingly, all of this has happened in less than 9 months:In January 2025, 60% of U.S. consumers used a generative AI-powered chatbot to conduct research or decide on a purchase (a16z), an increase of 50% from August 2024.Between August 2024 and early 2025, 17 new companies broke into the top 50 AI-first web products by usage (a16z). And venture (Reuters) and capital investments (CNBC) are soaring.OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the
Investing in AI Stocks: A Comprehensive Guide to the Future of Technology
Computers excel at crunching numbers but not at the things that many people do with ease, like language processing, visual perception, object manipulation, reasoning, planning, and learning. Artificial intelligence (AI), including its offshoots of deep learning and machine learning, uses computers to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as language generation and facial recognition.Person in a suit holding a tablet with the image of a brain filled with circuitry projected above it.How do companies use artificial intelligence?Artificial intelligence, or AI, is created through machine learning, which involves training a system with a tremendous amount of data. It then uses the trained system to make inferences about new data it's never seen.The simplest example is a
3 AI Stocks to Watch in April 2025 (Up to 92% One-Year Returns)
An illustration of a robot, conceptually representing AI stocks.AI stocks saw tremendous growth over the last year. NVIDIA and SoundHound in particular hogged much of the spotlight for their massive spikes in value. But what does the AI industry have in store for 2025, especially given tariffs and broad market volatility?While there's been some speculation that the hype around AI may be overblown, or that geopolitical issues could stymie semiconductor development that's critical to AI's success, AI companies continue to perform well thus far this year.3 best-performing AI stocksHere are the three best-performing stocks in the Indxx Global Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index, ordered by one-year returns. This list is updated weekly.TickerCompanyPerformance (Year)
What is Industrial AI?Industrial AI refers to the application of artificial intelligence in industrial settings, such as manufacturing, energy, aerospace and construction. Unlike general AI, which focuses on mimicking human intelligence, Industrial AI is tailored for automating and optimizing complex industrial processes. It leverages data from sensors, machines, and networks to improve decision-making, enhance productivity, and drive innovation.Difference between General AI and Industrial AIWhile general AI aims to simulate human intelligence across a broad range of tasks, Industrial AI focuses on specific industrial applications. General AI, often seen in tools like chatbots and virtual assistants, is designed to perform tasks that require reasoning and natural language understanding. In
Artificial intelligence technology, for all the people talking about it, is still in its early stages. While a handful of technology names seem to dominate the space currently, investors looking to invest in AI may be wondering which companies are likely to do better as the field evolves.Other investors are clearly eager to jump in despite uncertainty. AI stocks took a hit on news about Chinese AI lab DeepSeek in late January and are slowly rebounding. The Morningstar Global Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Index has returned negative 3.30% this year to date as of March 21, 2025, versus negative 3.57% for the broad-based Morningstar US Market Index.Best AI Stocks to Invest in NowTo find the best AI stocks, we look to the Morningstar Global Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Ind
The stock market may seem like a difficult place right now, with indexes taking new directions from day to day and even from hour to hour. President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports have stoked concern about corporate profits moving forward and the health of the general economy. The president has put a 90-day pause on his initial plan to allow for negotiations between the U.S. and trading partners, but until solutions are found, stock market volatility could persist.But this doesn't mean you should avoid investing. In fact, now, while valuations are down, is a great moment to pick up shares of top-quality companies -- even some that could help set you up for life. What I mean by this is if you buy shares of these particular players today and hold on for the long term, you might score a ma
The valuation gap between the biggest stocks (the megacaps) and the rest is unlikely to persist indefinitely.“By 2005 or so, it will become clear that the Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s,” declared a former winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. This famous quote clearly demonstrates how even the sharpest analytical minds can struggle to forecast the pace of technological progress.It is now increasingly consensus that a booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry is driving the next technology revolution. For investors, however, the most important question to address is whether the expectations embedded in financial markets today project a realistic path ahead.AI stocks and index concentrationThe current composition of the