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CAGR · Compound Annual Growth Rate

The smoothed yearly growth rate of a quantity over a period, used to project demand, cost or capacity.

Current numbers

20.9 → 93.3 GWAI inference capacity to 2030 (~35% CAGR) vs training 23.1 → 62.2 GW (~22%)as of 2026 · register ↗
~$40B → ~$106Bedge data center market, 2026 to 2033, ~14.9% CAGR; AI/ML inference the fastest-growing segmentas of 2026 · register ↗

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