Wedbush added Datadog (DDOG) to its AI 30 list on May 22, 2026. Analysts identified the company as a second derivative beneficiary of the artificial intelligence revolution. The firm highlighted Datadog's role in monitoring, securing, and optimizing scaling AI workloads.
Wedbush removed Alibaba (BABA) and Shopify (SHOP) from the list to accommodate the changes. Memory firm SK hynix also joined the list alongside Datadog.
The update reflects growing confidence in the infrastructure and observability sectors. Wedbush expects demand for Datadog's analytics solutions to surge as AI adoption expands.