Updated
Updated · Barchart · Jul 2
North America Cloud Market to Hit $811.04 Billion by 2031 as AI Workloads Drive 16.34% CAGR
Updated
Updated · Barchart · Jul 2

North America Cloud Market to Hit $811.04 Billion by 2031 as AI Workloads Drive 16.34% CAGR

1 articles · Updated · Barchart · Jul 2

Summary

  • $811.04 billion is the projected size of North America's cloud computing market by 2031, up from an estimated $380.5 billion in 2026 and $327.06 billion in 2025, according to Mordor Intelligence.
  • AI workloads are a main growth engine as enterprises use cloud platforms to train models, process large datasets and run automation, pushing providers to expand GPU clusters and infrastructure capacity.
  • Hybrid and multi-cloud adoption is also lifting demand as companies balance public-cloud scale with private-cloud control for security, compliance and sensitive workloads.
  • The United States remains the region's largest market, while Canada and Mexico are seeing broader uptake across banking, healthcare, education, manufacturing and government.
  • Edge zones, renewable-powered data centers, and wider SaaS and PaaS use are expected to extend the market's expansion as businesses modernize legacy IT and shift more operations online.

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