--- title: Meta reports $825B in future lease and contract commitments description: Meta has committed to about $825bn in future leases and contracts, mostly for data centers and computing power behind its AI push, according to its quarterly... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-reports-825b-in-future-lease-and-contract-commitments-abvx3owoj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Meta reports $825B in future lease and contract commitments | daily.dev og:description: Meta has committed to about $825bn in future leases and contracts, mostly for data centers and computing power behind its AI push, according to its quarterly... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/meta-reports-825b-in-future-lease-and-contract-commitments-abvx3owoj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AbVx3owOj.png og:image:alt: Meta reports $825B in future lease and contract commitments og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Meta reports $825B in future lease and contract commitments **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Meta has committed to about $825bn in future leases and contracts, mostly for data centers and computing power behind its AI push, according to its quarterly SEC filing. The largest piece is $454.5bn in non-cancelable contracts for cloud capacity, servers, network equipment and energy supply. Another $355.7bn covers leases that haven't started yet, running up to 30 years. Meta also expects to spend $135bn to $145bn this year, and its shares fell about 3% in pre-market trading on Thursday. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much has Meta committed to spend on data centers and AI infrastructure in future leases and contracts? Meta has committed to about $825 billion in future leases and contracts, according to its quarterly SEC filing. This includes $454.5 billion in non-cancelable contracts for cloud capacity, servers and network equipment, plus $355.7 billion in leases that haven't started yet covering data centers, energy infrastructure and network equipment, and a separate $14.7 billion cloud capacity deal. _Anyone tracking AI infrastructure spending trends can follow filings like this one on daily.dev._ ### What is Meta's capital expenditure guidance for this year? Meta now expects to spend between $135 billion and $145 billion this year, narrowing an earlier range of $130 billion to $145 billion. This came alongside third-quarter capital expenditure, including finance lease payments, of $34.9 billion, while free cash flow was negative $2.1 billion for the quarter. _Developers watching big tech capex trends can keep up with these numbers on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Meta to sell $30B in bonds to build AI datacenters](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-to-sell-30b-in-bonds-to-build-ai-datacenters-wwmxprekb) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Meta is raising $13bn for one Texas data centre, a new ceiling for single-site AI financings](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-is-raising-13bn-for-one-texas-data-centre-a-new-ceiling-for-single-site-ai-financings-nq0faqocq) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Meta wants to rent out its spare AI compute, and Wall Street likes the idea](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-wants-to-rent-out-its-spare-ai-compute-and-wall-street-likes-the-idea-mfinavhml) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-like-spacex-looks-to-turn-excess-ai-compute-into-cash-hbgccvph0) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#ai-infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-infrastructure) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/meta-reports-825b-in-future-lease-and-contract-commitments-abvx3owoj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Meta reports $825B in future lease and contract commitments","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-reports-825b-in-future-lease-and-contract-commitments-abvx3owoj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-reports-825b-in-future-lease-and-contract-commitments-abvx3owoj"},"datePublished":"2026-10-22T14:51:14.157Z","dateModified":"2026-10-22T15:03:34.868Z","description":"Meta has committed to about $825bn in future leases and contracts, mostly for data centers and computing power behind its AI push, according to its quarterly...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7028404fc9394cc66f432393213a4bda?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7028404fc9394cc66f432393213a4bda?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-reports-825b-in-future-lease-and-contract-commitments-abvx3owoj","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"cloud,ai-infrastructure","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Meta reports $825B in future lease and contract commitments"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/meta-reports-825b-in-future-lease-and-contract-commitments-abvx3owoj#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much has Meta committed to spend on data centers and AI infrastructure in future leases and contracts?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Meta has committed to about $825 billion in future leases and contracts, according to its quarterly SEC filing. 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