Companies are ditching .com domains for .ai like it’s going out of style. The rush makes sense – everyone wants to look cutting-edge. NVIDIA dominates with 92% of the data center GPU market, raking in $115 billion. Google’s dropping $75 billion on AI in 2025. OpenAI hit a $300 billion valuation after massive funding rounds. These three giants aren’t just playing around anymore. The numbers tell the whole story about who’s actually running this show.
While the world argues about whether AI will save or destroy humanity, a handful of tech giants are quietly carving up the future. The rush to claim digital real estate has hit fever pitch, with millions migrating to .ai domains. Because nothing screams “we’re an AI company” quite like slapping those two letters at the end of your web address.
NVIDIA sits at the top of the food chain, hoarding 92% of the data center GPU market. Every AI model worth its salt runs on their chips. They’ve basically become the arms dealer in an AI arms race, and business is booming. Their data center GPUs alone generated over $115 billion in annual revenue for 2024. With a market cap of $3.902 trillion, they’re worth more than the GDP of most countries.
Meanwhile, Google threw down $75 billion in AI capital expenditures for 2025 alone. That’s not a typo. They also tossed $3 billion at Anthropic, because why develop everything in-house when you can buy your way to innovation?
OpenAI, valued at a mind-numbing $300 billion, raised $40 billion in funding rounds. ChatGPT turned them from nerdy researchers into household names overnight. They control 9% of foundation models and model management platforms, which might not sound impressive until you realize how fragmented this market is.
Their partnership with Microsoft gives them the cloud infrastructure to chase their AGI dreams without worrying about server bills.
Speaking of Microsoft, they’re playing the long game. Azure powers countless AI startups, making them the landlord of the AI revolution. They’ve embedded AI into every product they own, from Word to Xbox. Smart move, considering everyone already uses their stuff anyway.
Meta focuses on social AI, developing models for content moderation and those AR filters your cousin won’t stop using. They’re pushing responsible AI frameworks, probably because they’ve seen what happens when algorithms go rogue on social media.
Anthropic emerged as the safety-conscious alternative, backed by Google’s billions. They’re building AI with guardrails, targeting enterprises worried about their chatbots going off the rails.
The numbers tell the story: 70,000 AI companies worldwide in 2025. The gold rush is real, and these giants already staked the best claims.
