Global server market reaches $122.6B in Q1 2026, driven by AI infrastructure investment
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Kyriacos Nicolaou
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The global server market generated $122.6 billion in vendor revenue in Q1 2026, a 30.4% year-on-year increase from $94.1 billion in Q1 2025. According to IDC, this growth is driven by accelerating investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, which has evolved from a cyclical trend into a more durable, long-term source of demand for server hardware.
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The result represented a 30.4 per cent year-on-year increase, up from $94.1 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2025.
The strong performance reflected the growing importance of artificial intelligence infrastructure investment, which has evolved from a cyclical trend into a more durable source of demand.
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