Neocloud Shakeout: Only 7-10 AI Cloud Providers Expected to Survive as Hundreds Race to Build Data Centers

Hundreds of artificial intelligence cloud providers are racing to build data centers worldwide, but industry executives expect only seven to 10 competitors to survive the coming shakeout. The brutal consolidation forecast reflects a structural economic reality: the cost of expanding AI infrastructure is dramatically outpacing the revenue these specialized cloud providers can generate, forcing a market-wide reckoning.