Epoch AI launches explorer tracking global AI chip imports
Epoch AI: Introducing the AI Chip Imports explorer
Our explorer uses customs records to estimate national shares. Since 2022, 72% of AI compute has ended up in the US and about 10% in China, including chips China makes itself.
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Epoch AI has launched a new data explorer that tracks where advanced AI chips are imported globally by analyzing customs records since 2022. The tool matters because countries that host large AI data centers can train and deploy frontier models within their borders, gaining significant control over who accesses those models, which is why governments compete to attract AI infrastructure and the US enforces export controls to limit advanced chips reaching certain nations. The explorer shows that the United States received 72 percent of global AI compute from 2022 through mid-2026, while China received about 10 percent including domestically produced chips. The data comes from customs records in 16 major destinations, adjusted to account for chips passing through trade hubs and supplemented with information about chips made and used domestically.
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