With global AI spending projected to climb from $595.3 billion in 2024 to $639.9 billion in 2025, this post breaks down the numbers showing how quickly AI is reshaping everything from trading card platforms and digital collectibles to generative AI in financial services and beyond.
Key Takeaways
- 2024 global spending on AI services is projected to reach $118.2 billion
- 2024 global spending on AI hardware is projected to reach $180.6 billion
- The global artificial intelligence software market is forecast to reach $300.7 billion in 2025
- In Gartner’s 2023 survey, 35% of organizations are already using generative AI in at least one work area
- In Gartner’s 2023 survey, 15% of organizations plan to use generative AI within 12 months
- In Gartner’s 2023 survey, 50% of organizations are in pilot mode or have no plan for generative AI yet
- By 2026, 100% of organizations will have used AI for at least one business process
- By 2030, 70% of enterprises will use AI-enabled virtual agents
- By 2025, 33% of knowledge work tasks will be transformed by genAI
Global AI spending is surging and genAI gains, set to reshape industries and fuel growth in trading cards.
Market Size
12024 global spending on AI services is projected to reach $118.2 billion[1]
Verified22024 global spending on AI hardware is projected to reach $180.6 billion[1]
Verified3The global artificial intelligence software market is forecast to reach $300.7 billion in 2025[1]
Verified4The global artificial intelligence services market is forecast to reach $129.8 billion in 2025[1]
Directional5Global AI spending is projected to reach $595.3 billion in 2024[1]
Single source6Global AI spending is projected to reach $639.9 billion in 2025[1]
Verified7Global AI software revenue grew 28% to $184.3 billion in 2023[1]
Verified8Global AI services revenue grew 27% to $93.3 billion in 2023[1]
Verified9Global AI hardware revenue grew 21% to $145.8 billion in 2023[1]
Directional10McKinsey estimates generative AI could add $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion annually across industries[2]
Single source11The global market for AI in financial services is forecast to reach $22.6 billion by 2030[3]
Verified12The global market for AI in the financial services sector is estimated to be $10.9 billion in 2023[3]
Verified13The global generative AI market size is projected to reach $109.4 billion by 2030[4]
Verified14The global generative AI market size is estimated to be $22.7 billion in 2023[4]
Directional15The worldwide AI software market is forecast to reach $298 billion in 2024[5]
Single source16The worldwide AI software market is forecast to reach $500 billion by 2030[5]
Verified17The global digital collectibles market size is projected to reach $10.2 billion by 2030[6]
Verified18The digital collectibles market size is estimated at $2.7 billion in 2023[6]
Verified19The global trading card games market size is projected to reach $14.4 billion by 2030[7]
Directional20The trading card games market size is estimated at $5.2 billion in 2023[7]
Single source21The global card games market is projected to reach $14.5 billion by 2030[8]
Verified22The global trading card games market is estimated at $6.1 billion in 2023[9]
Verified23The global sports trading cards market is projected to reach $3.6 billion by 2030[10]
Verified24The sports trading cards market is estimated at $1.7 billion in 2023[10]
Directional25The global collectibles market size is projected to reach $358.7 billion by 2032[11]
Single source26The collectibles market size was valued at $151.1 billion in 2023[11]
Verified27The global art collectibles market is projected to reach $148.6 billion by 2032[11]
Verified28The global sports collectibles market is projected to reach $111.8 billion by 2032[11]
Verified29The global AI in manufacturing market is forecast to reach $41.2 billion by 2032[12]
Directional30The AI in manufacturing market was valued at $14.3 billion in 2023[12]
Single sourceMarket Size Interpretation
Spending and market growth show AI is accelerating fast for the trading and collectibles ecosystem, with generative AI climbing from $22.7 billion in 2023 to $109.4 billion by 2030 while AI spending overall rises from $595.3 billion in 2024 to $639.9 billion in 2025.
User Adoption
1In Gartner’s 2023 survey, 35% of organizations are already using generative AI in at least one work area[13]
Verified2In Gartner’s 2023 survey, 15% of organizations plan to use generative AI within 12 months[13]
Verified3In Gartner’s 2023 survey, 50% of organizations are in pilot mode or have no plan for generative AI yet[13]
Verified4Gartner projects that by 2025, 80% of AI agents will impact at least one business process[14]
Directional5Gartner projects that by 2026, 45% of enterprises will use AI agents to interact directly with customers[14]
Single source6Gartner projects that by 2025, 25% of software engineering organizations will use AI copilots in production[15]
Verified7Gartner predicts that by 2026, 80% of developer organizations will have adopted at least one AI capability[15]
Verified8By 2024, 75% of global organizations will have used generative AI in some capacity[16]
Verified9By 2024, 30% of organizations will use generative AI to create customer-facing content[16]
Directional10CardMarket reported that its users trade millions of card listings each year (2023 annual report: 3.9 million sellers and 190 million unique visitors per year)[17]
Single sourceUser Adoption Interpretation
With 35% of organizations already using generative AI in at least one work area and another 15% planning to adopt it within 12 months while only 50% are still piloting or undecided, the trading card industry is clearly moving fast toward broader AI use and customer-facing automation, including Gartner’s forecast that by 2026 45% of enterprises will use AI agents to interact directly with customers.
Industry Trends
1By 2026, 100% of organizations will have used AI for at least one business process[18]
Verified2By 2030, 70% of enterprises will use AI-enabled virtual agents[19]
Verified3By 2025, 33% of knowledge work tasks will be transformed by genAI[20]
Verified4By 2025, 50% of new software will be developed using AI tooling[21]
Directional5By 2026, 15% of all sales interactions will be assisted by AI agents[14]
Single sourceIndustry Trends Interpretation
By 2026, with 100% of organizations already using AI and 15% of all sales interactions assisted by AI agents, the trading card industry is rapidly shifting from experimentation to everyday deployment.
References
- 1gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-11-18-gartner-forecast-artificial-intelligence-spending
- 13gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-18-gartner-survey-shows-35-percent-of-organizations-are-using-generative-ai
- 14gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-05-15-gartner-forecasts-ai-agents-will-be-integrated-into-business-processes
- 15gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-06-17-gartner-predicts-ai-copilots-will
- 16gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-09-26-gartner-says-75-percent-of-organizations-will-use-generative-ai-in-some-capacity-by-2024
- 18gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-06-19-gartner-says-all-businesses-will-adopt-ai
- 19gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-11-16-gartner-predicts-70-percent-of-enterprises-will-use-ai-enabled-virtual-agents-by-2030
- 20gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-08-10-gartner-identifies-top-trends-in-genai
- 21gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-03-18-gartner-says-50-percent-of-new-software-will-be-developed-using-ai
- 2mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-generative-ai
- 3fortunebusinessinsights.com/artificial-intelligence-in-financial-services-market-106914
- 4fortunebusinessinsights.com/generative-ai-market-106192
- 6fortunebusinessinsights.com/digital-collectibles-market-106108
- 7fortunebusinessinsights.com/trading-card-games-market-106520
- 5statista.com/statistics/1299545/worldwide-artificial-intelligence-ai-software-market-size-forecast/
- 8imarcgroup.com/card-games-market
- 9imarcgroup.com/trading-card-games-market
- 10imarcgroup.com/sports-trading-cards-market
- 11alliedmarketresearch.com/collectibles-market-A13051
- 12grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/artificial-intelligence-ai-manufacturing-market
- 17cardmarket.eu/en/About/Press/