# Microsoft plans to spend $190 billion in capital expenditures this year.

*genai · news · 2026-04-29 · Business Insider*

## Key points

- Microsoft plans to spend $190 billion in capital expenditures this year, surprising analysts' estimates.
- Google updated its 2024 capex guidance to $180-190 billion, with plans for significant increases in 2027.
- Meta raised its full-year capex forecast to $125-145 billion, mainly due to higher memory component prices.
- Amazon has customer commitments for a large portion of its multi-year $200 billion capex focused on AI infrastructure.

**Companies:** Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Alphabet, Meta
**Countries:** United States

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