Big tech reaches $100B AI revenue

6.8 significance by Leopold Aschenbrenner Business December 2026

Why does it matter?

AI revenue at that scale would make the boom impossible for big tech, investors, and regulators to ignore.

Direct quote

As we race through the OOMs, the leaps will continue. By 2025/2026 or so I expect the next truly shocking step-changes; AI will drive $100B+ annual revenues for big tech companies and outcompete PhDs in raw problem-solving smarts.

Leopold Aschenbrenner