Alphabet Announces Record $85B Stock Offering; Major Cloud Providers Raise $159B in Debt YTD

According to Guru Club, on June 9, Alphabet announced an $85 billion stock offering, marking the latest escalation in AI-driven capital raising. Major cloud service providers including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle have issued $159 billion in bonds year-to-date, compared to $108 billion in 2025 and just $17 billion in 2024, according to Dealogic data.

SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are expected to pursue public listings, potentially making 2026 the highest IPO funding year on record. Data center developers are simultaneously tapping high-yield bond markets, while emerging AI cloud companies are securing credit from banks and private lenders to fund chip acquisitions.