BCG: enterprise users spent a total of $300M on quantum computing in 2025, outranking the combined spending of research labs and governments for the first time
THE SO WHAT
Enterprise quantum spend surpassing research and government at $300M is a signal that budgets are shifting from curiosity to competitive positioning. If you have material exposure to optimization, logistics, or risk, you now need a view on when quantum moves from PR line item to production dependency.
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