Alphabet Corporation, the owner of Google, intends to raise $80 billion through a stock offering to finance a large-scale expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure. At the same time, Warren Buffett’s investment holding Berkshire Hathaway will invest $10 billion in the company, becoming one of the largest new investors in the technology giant.
This was reported by Reuters with reference to the company’s statement.
Alphabet explained the need to attract capital by the rapid growth in demand for AI services from both corporate clients and consumers.
“The company is experiencing strong demand for its artificial intelligence solutions and services, which already exceeds available capacity,” Alphabet said in a statement.
Under the announced plans, $10 billion will come from Berkshire Hathaway through a private placement. The company expects to raise another $30 billion through public offerings, and an additional program of selling shares in the market of up to $40 billion could start as early as the third quarter of 2026.
AI becomes the largest investment project in the history of Big Tech
The new capital raise is due to Alphabet’s dramatic increase in spending on developing data centers, computing infrastructure and training new artificial intelligence models.
Back in April, the company raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to $180-190 billion and warned investors that investments could rise even higher in 2027.
In fact, Alphabet recognizes that even its own cash flows and large-scale debt borrowings are no longer enough to fund the pace of AI infrastructure development.
According to Reuters, the company has already raised more than $85 billion in debt financing over the past 12 months, with total commitments exceeding $100 billion.
Demand for AI is growing faster than data centers
The news could be one of the strongest signals for the global artificial intelligence market in 2026.
If the world’s largest technology corporations are willing to raise tens of billions of dollars in additional capital to build data centers and expand computing capacity, it means that demand for AI continues to grow faster than market expectations.
At the same time, the deal demonstrates a high level of confidence on the part of Berkshire Hathaway. The investment holding has traditionally avoided early involvement in technology trends, so the $10 billion investment may be seen by many analysts as an indirect bet on the long-term potential of artificial intelligence.
For manufacturers of chips, server equipment, energy companies and data center operators, Alphabet’s decision may mean further expansion of the investment cycle, which has already been called the largest technological construction since the mass spread of the Internet.
The short conclusion is that Alphabet has effectively recognized that global demand for AI is already starting to outpace existing infrastructure. The decision to raise $80 billion shows that major technology companies see the development of artificial intelligence not as an experimental area, but as the basic infrastructure of the future digital economy.
