Coding leads 2026 AI app spend at $34B, healthcare third at $3.7B
HealthcareAIGuy · x · 2026-11-05
Citing Menlo Ventures' 2026 enterprise AI report: total AI application spend hits $77.3B, led by coding at $34B (7.7x YoY, 44% share), chatbots at $25B (3.0x, 32%), and healthcare at $3.7B (2.5x, 5%).
Other takeaways:
- Healthcare is the largest industry-specific AI market yet only 5% of total spend
- Financial services is growing fastest (8.0x) off a small $0.8B base; Design is new in 2026 at $0.6B
- Coding + chatbots together account for 76% of the market
Related event: Menlo Report: Enterprise AI Spend Hits $177B, Up 5.4x in a Year(28 posts)→
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