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人工智能行业专题:2021-2024年全球AI相关股权投资金额对比
国信证券·2024-09-17 07:09

Investment Rating - The investment rating for the artificial intelligence industry is "Outperform the Market" [1] Core Insights - The report highlights that the most active private equity investments in AI are in the United States and China, with a total of 3,430 global AI-related private equity investments from 2019 to 2024. The majority of these transactions (2,655, or 97.18%) are below 5million[2][4]Thereportindicatesasignificantincreaseininvestmentamountsandnumbersfrom2020to2021,peakingin2021,followedbyadownwardtrendin2022.Thetechnologysectorhasseenasteadyincreaseininvestmentshare,risingfrom29.125 million [2][4] - The report indicates a significant increase in investment amounts and numbers from 2020 to 2021, peaking in 2021, followed by a downward trend in 2022. The technology sector has seen a steady increase in investment share, rising from 29.12% to 74.61% from 2020 to 2024 [2][12][14] - The report suggests focusing on domestic AI companies such as Kingsoft Office, iFlytek, and Haiguang Information, as they represent significant investment opportunities in the AI sector [2][19] Summary by Sections Overview: Active Private Equity Investments in AI - The report notes that North America and Asia-Pacific are the largest regions for AI-related private equity investments, with the U.S. and China being the most active countries. The U.S. accounts for 44.46% of acquirers and 44.82% of target regions, while China accounts for 21.70% and 24.58%, respectively [4][5] Fluctuations in Investment Numbers and Amounts - From 2019 to 2024, the number of global AI-related private equity investments has shown significant volatility, with a peak of 272 transactions in Q4 2021. By Q3 2024, the quarterly investment number had decreased to 127 [7][12] - The total investment amount also peaked at 29.407 billion in Q1 2021, with a decline observed thereafter, reaching 4.603billionbyQ32024[7][12]InvestmentRecommendationsThereportemphasizesthatthetechnologysectoristhelargestdownstreaminvestmentdirection,withatotalof1,866transactionsamountingto4.603 billion by Q3 2024 [7][12] Investment Recommendations - The report emphasizes that the technology sector is the largest downstream investment direction, with a total of 1,866 transactions amounting to 113.94 billion, representing 45.43% of total investments. The consumer goods sector follows with 787 transactions totaling $53.22 billion [9][12] - The report recommends monitoring domestic AI companies, particularly those involved in AI applications and computing power, as they are expected to drive growth in the AI industry [2][19]