AI Impact Summit: Mapping the AI boom in 5 charts

By Admin

13 Feb, 2026

The global artificial intelligence revolution is no longer a distant promise   it is a powerful economic force reshaping industries, investments, and talent markets. As India hosts a mega AI Impact Summit   the first of its kind for the Global South   the world’s attention turns toward the numbers defining this once-in-a-generation transformation.

From trillion-dollar projections to India’s rapidly expanding AI talent pool, here is the AI boom mapped in five key charts.

Chart 1: The Explosive Growth of the Global AI Market

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the AI market is projected to grow from $189 billion in 2023 to $4.8 trillion by 2033   a staggering 25-fold increase in just a decade.

This extraordinary growth reflects:

• Rapid enterprise AI adoption
  
  

• Advancements in generative AI
  
  

• Automation across industries
  
  

• Integration of AI into daily consumer applications
  
  

The scale of expansion signals that AI is not merely a technology trend, but a foundational pillar of the future global economy.

Chart 2: Investment Tsunami – $1 Trillion and Counting

Investors have poured more than $1 trillion into AI since 2013. The momentum shows no signs of slowing.

According to Goldman Sachs:

• An additional $500 billion is expected to be invested in 2026 alone.
  
  

• Just four tech giants are expected to dominate spending:
  
  

• Alphabet
  
  

• Microsoft
  
  

• Amazon
  
  

• Meta
  
  

This concentration of capital demonstrates how AI infrastructure   from data centers to advanced chips   is becoming a strategic priority for Big Tech.

Chart 3: Global Investment Divide – Who Leads the AI Race?

The Stanford University AI Index Report 2025 highlights a sharp geographic imbalance in AI investment:

• Nearly 50% of global AI investment has taken place in the United States
  
  

• China accounts for $120 billion
  
  

• India, with $12 billion invested, ranks seventh globally
  
  

This concentration has widened the global divide. According to a Microsoft report:

• AI adoption reached 40% in wealthy nations (2025)
  
  

• It remained below 10% in the poorest countries
  
  

• India stood at 16% adoption, placing it in the middle tier
  
  

The data reveals a crucial policy challenge: ensuring AI growth does not deepen economic inequality.

Chart 4: India’s AI Talent Explosion

While capital concentration tells one story, talent tells another   and India’s trajectory is remarkable.

Between 2016 and 2024:

• India’s AI talent pool grew by 252%
  
  

• Only Costa Rica (240%) and Portugal (237%) showed comparable increases
  
  

In 2024, India recorded the highest year-over-year AI hiring growth at 33.4%, ahead of Brazil (30.8%) and Saudi Arabia (28.7%).

Even more notable:

• Indians are among the fastest globally in acquiring AI skills, trailing only the US
  
  

• Indian women have adapted to AI-driven skill shifts faster than their global counterparts
  
  

This positions India as a critical AI talent hub for the future global economy.

Chart 5: The AI Impact Summit – A Global South Moment

Against this backdrop, India is hosting a mega AI Impact Summit   the first major AI summit of its scale for the Global South.

Delegations from over 100 countries are expected to attend. The summit will feature global tech leaders including:

• Jensen Huang of Nvidia
  
  

• Sundar Pichai of Alphabet
  
  

• Sam Altman of OpenAI
  
  

• Dario Amodei of Anthropic
  
  

This gathering signals India’s intent to move from AI talent supplier to AI policy shaper and ecosystem leader.

Conclusion: From Talent to Leadership

The AI boom is defined by three forces:

1. Trillion-dollar market expansion
   
   

2. Massive capital concentration
   
   

3. Rapid talent acceleration   especially in India
   
   

While the United States dominates investment and Big Tech leads infrastructure spending, India is emerging as a powerful AI talent engine. With one of the fastest-growing AI-ready workforces and strong hiring momentum, India stands at a pivotal moment.

The AI Impact Summit may well mark the transition of AI from a Western-dominated technological surge to a more inclusive, globally distributed revolution   with India at its center.