Abstract:
According to the latest analysis by "fDi Report 2026" and Visual Capitalist, the total amount of new "foreign direct investment" announced by global multinational companies in 2025 exceeded US$1.3 trillion, a slight increase of 2.2% from the previous year.
This statistic focuses on new investments such as physical factory construction and infrastructure, excluding corporate mergers and acquisitions and inter-company loans, reflecting the substantial commitment of multinational companies to expand physical production capacity.
Among them,
As the global demand for semiconductor chips, data centers and stable power energy explodes, technology companies have strongly captured half of the top ten multinational investors in the world, and TSMC, the leader in wafer foundry, ranks first among them.
According to statistics,
In the ranking of cross-border investment amounts in 2025, the top ten companies and their announced investment amounts are in order:
TSMC (Taiwan): Announced that it ranks first in the world with an investment of US$100 billion. The funds will be mainly used to accelerate the construction of advanced chip factories in Arizona, USA.
ByteDance (Mainland China): Ranked second with an investment amount of US$45.1 billion, mainly planning to build large data centers in Brazil.
MGX Fund Management (UAE): The sovereign investment fund ranks third with an investment amount of US$43.4 billion, focusing on global AI technology and European data center projects.
Brookfield Asset Management (Canada): The asset management company ranked fourth with a commitment of investing US$28.2 billion in digital infrastructure in France and Sweden.
Alphabet (USA): Google’s parent company ranks fifth with an investment of US$25.1 billion, including the construction of a large data center park in Belgium.
DAMAC Properties (UAE): The real estate manufacturer ranked sixth with an investment amount of US$24.6 billion.
Iberdrola (Spain): Utilities and energy giant ranks seventh with investment amount of US$24.3 billion.
Microsoft (USA): The major technology company announced US$17.7 billion in overseas investment, ranking eighth.
Woodside Energy (Australia): The energy company ranks ninth with investment amount of US$17.5 billion.
Micron (USA): The major memory semiconductor manufacturer ranks tenth with an investment amount of US$16.6 billion.
As the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the non-U.S. company with the highest market value, TSMC announced an increase of US$100 billion in 2025 to accelerate the construction of an advanced chip factory in Phoenix. It is expected to create more than 18,000 local jobs and become a leader among multinational investors.
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