Where the money is · spent so far in this year

GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeChinaRest of world

Space

$0$0/sec

of $666B for the year

$0$0/sec

of $777B for the year

Robotics

$0$0/sec

of $55B for the year

Energy

$0$0/sec

of $3.3T for the year

Annual figures are reported, placeholder in this build. Rates and running totals are Burn Rate's own arithmetic and are therefore derived, always.
These four are not added together. The categories overlap and the overlap is not quantified.

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An abstract orbit ring over a grid of server racks, in flat palette color.

SpaceAIEnergy

Analysis

Orbital datacenters are an energy bet wearing a space costume.

Launch mass is priced in joules, which makes this an energy question that happens to take place in orbit.

2026-07-31 · Rev 01

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Interactive module. A tracker, a calculator, or an explorable chart the reader can manipulate.

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Animation or video, embedded to match the site rather than dropped in.

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Standing tracker, updated on its own cadence rather than when something is published.

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Newsletter, forum, or whatever earns the space once there is something to put here.