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Meta’s $600 Billion U.S. Pledge Clarified After White House Hot-Mic Moment

Meta now characterizes the sum as a planning envelope for U.S. infrastructure that could expand if AI progress accelerates.

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Overview

  • Meta CFO Susan Li said the $600 billion figure represents a total envelope for 2025–2028 covering U.S. data centers, broader operations and hiring.
  • Mark Zuckerberg, responding to viral hot-mic audio from the White House dinner, posted that Meta could invest more than $600 billion and that he cited the lower through-2028 number.
  • A hot mic captured Zuckerberg telling President Trump he "wasn't sure what number" to use shortly after publicly stating the at-least-$600 billion commitment.
  • At the dinner, Trump pressed tech leaders to detail U.S. spending, with Apple reiterating $600 billion, Alphabet pledging $250 billion over two years, and Microsoft estimating $75–80 billion for 2025.
  • Analysts and reporters noted execution risks for such large-scale buildouts, including power grid constraints, permitting hurdles and property acquisition challenges.