By 2026, AI data centers are projected to sharply increase their consumption of memory production capacity, taking up a staggering 70% of the global supply. This trend is set to trigger a severe scarcity in the consumer market. Meanwhile, scalpers are deploying automated systems to closely monitor and hoard DDR5 memory and its related components. Their targets span from retail products to industrial-grade ones, thereby worsening the already dire market shortages.
