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The artificial intelligence boom is still accelerating.
With the global AI market already surpassing $230 billion in 2024, analysts now see a clear path to multi-trillion-dollar expansion—and the next five years may deliver the strongest gains yet.
Forecasts now place AI’s value between $1.7 and $3.5 trillion by the early 2030s, with the most aggressive estimates topping $7 trillion by 2035. And judging by the surge in corporate investment, the market is moving toward the high end of those projections. Plus, analysts at UBS now expects global AI capex to hit $571 billion in 2026, with a runway to $3 trillion by 2030.
So, how can we invest in the AI story, even after all of the momentum?
You can always jump into Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, Palantir, and Taiwan Semiconductor.
In fact, investing in all of them isn’t a bad idea at all.
But if you want more of a ground floor opportunity, you may also want to jump into up-and-coming AI-related stocks, such as:
SoundHound AI (SYM: SOUN)
SoundHound AI exploded 1,988% surge in two years.
But there’s still a good deal of momentum remaining.
For one, the company beat revenue and EPS estimates last quarter and raised full-year guidance to $157 million to $177 million, signaling accelerating adoption across restaurants, automotive, healthcare, and financial services.
In its fourth quarter, the company posted better than expected numbers and raised its revenue outlook for the year. It reported an adjusted EPS loss of five cents on revenue of $34.5 million. Analysts were looking for a loss of eight cents on revenue of $33.7 million.
SoundHound also said it now expects 2025 revenue to be between $157 million to $177 million, compared with previous guidance of $155 million to $175 million.
Cerence Inc. (SYM: CRNC)
Cerence AI is a global industry leader in AI-powered interaction across transportation, working with the world’s leading automakers and mobility OEMs.
The company announced a collaboration with the Volkswagen Group. As noted in a company press release, “the companies have further enhanced the automaker’s IDA in-car assistant to now enable faster, more natural conversations that feel less like talking to a machine and more like talking to a helpful, knowledgeable companion.”
And it announced a collaboration with Suzuki Motor Corporation to build the in-car assistant for the automaker’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV) model, the e VITARA.
Amplitude Inc. (SYM: AMPL)
Amplitude is a digital analytics company that provides a platform for companies to understand and optimize user behaviors. It just launched a new AI platform featuring AI agents that can help companies better understand data and make product improvements.
Fueling upside, the company just reported 18% revenue growth in the third quarter to $88.6 million, well ahead of estimates of $86.3 million. Adjusted earnings per share jumped a penny to three cents, which was ahead of estimates of a penny.
Guidance was impressive, with the company calling for $89 million to $91 million in fourth quarter revenue, up 15% quarter over quarter. It also raised its EPS guidance by a penny to five cents. For the full year 2025, Amplitude raised its revenue outlook to $340.8 million to $342.8 million, a 14% annual growth rate at the midpoint.
Analysts at UBS also upgraded the AMPL stock to a buy rating with a price target of $13. The firm believes AMPL is positioned for accelerated revenue growth exceeding 20% in fiscal year 2026, supported by its usage-based pricing, AI opportunities, and improving fundamentals.
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Written by Ian Cooper