UK's Office for National Statistics: UK digital infrastructure investment crossed £11B in 2025, hitting dot-com boom levels, amid an AI data center surge (Tom Rees/Bloomberg)
Britain’s digital-infrastructure spending reached a level last seen in the dot-com era.
ONS data cited by Bloomberg put 2025 investment above £11 billion, or about $15 billion. The rise came as businesses poured money into AI-related data center capacity. The Techmeme item points to Bloomberg’s report, with related notes from the ONS and The Stack. Techmeme's note
ONS data cited by Bloomberg put 2025 investment above £11 billion, or about $15 billion. The rise came as businesses poured money into AI-related data center capacity. The Techmeme item points to Bloomberg’s report, with related notes from the ONS and The Stack. Techmeme's note
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