Gold Demand in Electronics Up 4% Amid AI Infrastructure Boom

Artificial intelligence has unexpectedly become one of the key drivers of industrial gold demand: the latest data shows that the metal's consumption in electronics rose 4%, driven largely by massive investment in data center construction and AI chip production. Gold is widely used in high-performance semiconductor components due to its exceptional electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance. Major technology companies — from Nvidia to hyperscalers — are ramping up equipment purchases, translating into steady industrial demand for the metal. For gold investors, this represents a positive structural shift: the asset is now supported not only by geopolitical uncertainty and central bank demand, but also by a long-term technology cycle. Analysts expect that as AI infrastructure continues to expand, industrial gold consumption will keep growing.