Microsoft has emerged as the dominant player in the acquisition of Nvidia's Hopper chips. According to estimates from technology consultancy Omdia that were reported in the

Microsoft bought more than twice as many of Nvidia's flagship chip than any of its biggest rivals like Meta and Google.

Microsoft bought twice as many of Nvidia’s flagship chips as any of its largest rivals in the US and China this year, as OpenAI’s biggest investor accelerated its investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

OpenAI backer Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT) bought 485,000 Nvidia ( NASDAQ:NVDA) Hopper AI chips in 2024, more than twice the acquisitions of its nearest US rivals, based on estimates by tech consultant Omdia quoted by the Financial Times.

As NVDA has trended chiefly downward throughout December, experts have highlighted the threat of rising competition from other chipmakers and the possibility that AI spending may