Artificial intelligence has been the leading technology for the past two years, driving innovation, setting new standards, and fueling the tech industry’s impressive growth. That hasn’t changed in 2025, with AI remaining the most critical sector, followed by cloud computing and robotics. While all three markets continue shaping the tech industry, their growth rates vary significantly, with AI pulling far ahead.
According to data presented by AltIndex.com, the AI market is expected to surge by 350% by 2030, 2.5 times faster than cloud computing and six times faster than the robotics sector.
AI’s Growth Outpaces Every Tech Sector Except Blockchain
AI’s journey over the past five years has been quite impressive. The market’s value has more than doubled, reaching $240 billion and attracting 370 million users worldwide. VC investments into AI startups soared, while AI giants` triple-digit gains fueled the S&P 500’s strong growth, with Nvidia as the largest contributor. With revenue, users, and investments skyrocketing, AI has left other tech sectors struggling to keep up.
According to the IEEE Impact of Technology in 2025 global survey conducted among 350 CIOs, CTOs, and IT directors in large companies across sectors in the US, the UK, China, Brazil, and India, 58% of them named AI as the most critical area of technology in 2025. Cloud computing and robotics trailed with 26% and 24% shares, respectively. While all three sectors will undoubtedly shape the future of technology, AI’s growth is unmatched.
According to Statista Market Insights survey, the AI sector will skyrocket by 350% and hit a $826 billion value by the end of the decade, an increase of more than half a trillion dollars from its current value. In comparison, the public cloud market will grow by 133% in this period, or 2.5 times less than AI. With a projected 58% growth by 2030, the robotics segment lags six times behind. Statistics show that IoT and semiconductors will grow by around 60%, five times slower than AI. Other tech sectors will see an even bigger difference. IT devices, services, and software will grow between 10 and 25 times slower, with increases of just 14%, 32%, and 27% by 2030, respectively.
On the other hand, blockchain is the only surprising contender. According to Fortune Business Insights data, the industry is poised for explosive growth, projected to surge by an astonishing 2,970% in the next five years, reaching a valuation of over $825 billion by 2030.
AI to Add 9.5% to Global GDP Growth by 2030, 5x More than This Year
AI`s impressive growth is not just about the market value. The entire industry is also set to have a major impact on the global economy and GDP growth. According to Statista, AI-driven technologies could boost global GDP by 9.5% by 2030, or five times more than this year.
In an optimistic scenario, AI’s economic impact could rise even further, adding 11.41% to global GDP by 2030. Even the conservative scenario predicts an 8.81% boost over the next five years.
