88% of 2026 AI funding has gone to US companies
Despite a genuinely global AI boom, American startups continue to absorb the overwhelming majority of AI-focused investment dollars.
EBElena Brandt
Published 9 Jul 2026, 05:34Updated 21 Jul 2026, 09:151 min read
Roughly 88% of all AI-related funding in 2026 has flowed to companies based in the United States, according to Crunchbase data.
The concentration underscores how much of the current AI investment cycle remains anchored in a single market, even as labs and startups outside the US compete for a shrinking share of the remaining capital.
Source: Crunchbase News
