Nearly one year before the 2026 midterm elections, Big Tech’s influence machine shows no signs of slowing or shrinking. The industry’s largest players are growing their war chests, fine-tuning their political tools, and finding new ways to protect their industries in Washington.
According to an Issue One analysis of newly filed federal reports, seven of the largest tech, artificial intelligence (AI), and social media companies spent a combined $50 million on federal lobbying during the first nine months of 2025 — an average of nearly $400,000 for every day that Congress has been in session.
