# European AI spending is on track to reach nearly $470 billion by 2030

DevFeed: [European AI spending is on track to reach nearly $470 billion by 2030](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/european-ai-spending-is-on-track-to-reach-nearly-470-billion-by-2030-57685.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/22/idc-european-ai-spending/>)

Author: Mirko Zorz

Published: 2026-09-22T04:30:28Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Help Net Security](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/help-net-security.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Agentic AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/what-is-agentic-ai.md>), [Generative AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/generative-ai.md>), [idc](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/idc.md>), [AI Platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-platform.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

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## AI overview

IDC forecasts that European AI spending will approach $470 billion by 2030, growing 35% annually from 2025. Generative AI is expected to represent 55.4% of spending, with agentic AI driving a shift toward coordinated multi-agent systems. AI software and platforms are growing especially quickly, while regulation and sector-specific adoption shape investment.

## Source excerpt

European organizations will spend nearly $470 billion on AI in 2030, IDC forecasts, with spending growing at a compound annual rate of 35% from 2025. At that rate, the market more than quadruples in five years. Generative AI will account for 55.4% of the total by 2030. agentic AI is the main driver. Companies are moving from single-purpose copilots to several agents working together, and they are doing it under the EU AI Act, whose ... More -> The post European AI spending is on track to reach nearly $470 billion by 2030 appeared first on Help Net Security.