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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Says AWS Will Hit $1T Revenue Amid Massive AI Spending Hot: Odds moved 10 points in 24 hours

The company spent over $77 billion on property and equipment in the third quarter to build data centers for artificial intelligence services.

3 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 29 Oct 2026 · updated 39m ago

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First reported by Bloomberg Technology, 2h 12m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

The odds

How the odds moved · Above 1.68 million
0%50%100%7%28 Oct, 20:01 UTCnowTechCrunch: AWS will be a $1T business, Jassy says. But first, it will spend big. · 29 Oct, 23:42 UTCBloomberg Technology: Breaking Down Amazon's Third-Quarter Earnings · 29 Oct, 20:39 UTCBloomberg Technology: Amazon Spending Soars on Effort to Meet Demand for AI Services · 29 Oct, 20:15 UTCAll Content from Business Insider: Amazon CEO sees AI spending 'meaningfully' higher in 2027 · 29 Oct, 22:28 UTC

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Price data
TimeChance of yes
now7%
30 Oct, 00:14 UTC4%
28 Oct, 20:01 UTC3%

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 29 Oct 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 29 October at 20:15 UTC; All Content from Business Insider followed 2h 12m later. The most recent article, from TechCrunch, appeared on 29 October at 23:42 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet), All Content from Business Insider.

3 prediction markets price this story:

  • Above 1.68 million — resolved “No” on 30 Oct 2026.
  • Above 1550000 — the market puts it at 89%, closing 31 Mar 2028. The market resolves to Yes if Amazon reports more than 1,550,000 employees in 2026. It resolves to No if the count stays at or below that number. Readers often mistake this metric for cloud revenue or confuse the employee count with contractor numbers.
  • Gen AI / Generative AI — the market puts it at 99%, with $4k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Mar 2027. The outcome is Yes if any Amazon representative mentions Gen AI or Generative AI during the upcoming Amazon earnings call, including the question-and-answer session. The outcome is No if this specific term is not used by an Amazon representative in that setting. Readers often mistake the linked news story about Prime Video for the resolution event, but only the official earnings call counts.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Above 1.68 million at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. Bloomberg TechnologyAmazon Spending Soars on Effort to Meet Demand for AI Services3%
  2. Bloomberg TechnologyBreaking Down Amazon's Third-Quarter Earnings3%
  3. All Content from Business InsiderAmazon CEO sees AI spending 'meaningfully' higher in 20273%
  4. TechCrunchAWS will be a $1T business, Jassy says. But first, it will spend big.3%
  5. Market resolved: No

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. AWS will be a $1T business, Jassy says. But first, it will spend big. TechCrunch ·
  2. Breaking Down Amazon's Third-Quarter Earnings Bloomberg Technology ·
  3. Amazon Spending Soars on Effort to Meet Demand for AI Services Bloomberg Technology ·
  4. Amazon CEO sees AI spending 'meaningfully' higher in 2027 All Content from Business Insider

Related prediction markets

Linked by software because they are about the same subject. Most ask a different question from the one this story reports, so read each market's own question. How often the link is right

  • Resolved Above 1.68 million No 14m ago

    The market favoured No at 97% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

    Wrong market?

  • Kalshi Above 1550000 89% $0 24hends 31 Mar 2028

    Does the market have this right?

    Wrong market?

  • Kalshi Gen AI / Generative AI 99% +10 $4k 24hends 31 Mar 2027

    Does the market have this right?

    Wrong market?

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