Meta announced a sweeping $600 billion investment plan to build and expand AI-optimized data centers across the United States by 2028. The company said the initiative will accelerate its development of “personal superintelligence” and other AI-driven products while strengthening America’s digital infrastructure and global competitiveness. The effort marks one of the largest private infrastructure investments in U.S. history, focused on scaling data capacity, sustainability, and workforce development.
According to Meta, the new facilities will anchor the next generation of AI systems while creating tens of thousands of jobs. Since 2010, Meta’s data center projects have supported over 30,000 skilled trade positions and 5,000 operational roles nationwide. The company is also driving more than $20 billion in business to U.S. subcontractors, including steel workers, electricians, and fiber technicians. The new investments will expand this ecosystem while advancing energy efficiency and renewable integration in its data center designs.
Meta emphasized that its U.S. buildout will also invest in local communities. The company is funding municipal infrastructure improvements and providing grants to local schools and nonprofits in regions hosting its facilities. Meta said its commitment reinforces “America’s technological leadership” by ensuring that the next wave of AI infrastructure remains rooted domestically.
• Meta plans to invest $600 billion in U.S. AI infrastructure and job creation by 2028
• Over 30,000 skilled trade jobs and 5,000 operational roles supported since 2010
• $20 billion in contracts to U.S. subcontractors and suppliers
• Focus on sustainable design, renewable energy, and local community support
• Investment underpins Meta’s development of “personal superintelligence”
“At Meta, we’re focused on creating the next generation of AI products and building personal superintelligence for everyone. Data centers are crucial to reaching these goals and helping America maintain its technological edge,” the company said in a statement.
🌐 Analysis: Meta’s $600 billion commitment signals a new phase in hyperscale AI infrastructure investment, eclipsing the data center capital outlays of many cloud peers. The scale rivals cumulative five-year CAPEX projections from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, underscoring Meta’s aggressive pivot toward AI compute and model training capacity. This U.S.-centric expansion also positions Meta as a key player in national AI competitiveness policy, complementing recent investments in renewable-powered campuses in Iowa, Kansas, and Ohio.
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