AI financing boom sweeps global bond markets! Issuance reaches a record $6.61 trillion this year, with tech giants leading the borrowing.

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that, driven by the investment boom in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, global bond issuance has hit a record high. According to data, since the beginning of this year, financial institutions, corporations, and governments worldwide have raised a cumulative $6.61 trillion through investment-grade and high-yield bond issuance, up 15% year-on-year, surpassing the full-year record set in 2025 with two months still remaining until the end of the year. Among them, the surge in financing by cloud computing giants and data center developers is driving a major shift in the borrower structure of the global bond market.