According to its management, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will invest $80 billion in data centers over the next year. To put this in some context, Microsoft’s revenue in the most recently reported quarter was $65.

Microsoft is planning to invest about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on developing data centers to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications, the company said in a blog post on Friday.

Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion in developing AI-focused data centers by 2025. This follows OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT and the growing demand for AI-powered applications.

The software giant's president, Brad Smith, said Friday in a blog post that more than half of the $80 billion would be spent in the U.S.

Microsoft has announced plans to allocate approximately $80 billion (around Rs. 6,86,200 crore) in fiscal year 2025 to expand its data centre infrastructure, Reuters reported. This investment aims to support the training of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models and facilitate the deployment of AI-driven and cloud-based applications,

In the Fiscal Year 2025 ending in June, Microsoft plans investing over $80 billion to create data centres for training