AWS Still Leads Race, Google Grows Fastest: How Cloud Market Shaped Up in Q1

AWS Still Leads Race, Google Grows Fastest: How Cloud Market Shaped Up in Q1
The Amazon logo on the frontage of an Amazon's center in Bretigny-sur-Orge, France on Dec. 14, 2021. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images
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The worldwide cloud market grew at a robust clip in the first quarter, and the big three vendors dominated, according to a new report released by Canalys.

Cloud Spending Maintains Red-Hot Pace

First-quarter cloud infrastructure spending climbed 34 percent year-over-year and about 12 percent from the previous quarter to $55.9 billion, Canalys said.

The top three vendors, namely Amazon, Inc.’s AWS, Microsoft Corporation’s Azure and Alphabet, Inc.’s Google Cloud, benefited from increased adoptions and scale.