Amazon increases investment in India by $13 billion, with AI and cloud infrastructure as core directions

Zhitong
2026.06.25 11:28

Amazon announced an additional investment of $13 billion in India, focusing on expanding artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure, including enhancing AWS data center capacity and adding logistics facilities. This move brings its total expected investment in India from 2010 to 2030 to over $88 billion, aiming to align with India's digital priorities and drive business growth

According to Zhitong Finance APP, Amazon (AMZN.US) announced on Thursday that it will increase its investment in India by $13 billion to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing infrastructure. The company stated that this new investment will be used to enhance the capacity of its AWS data centers located in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Amazon also plans to open more than 20 new logistics centers and over 100 delivery stations in India this year.

Amazon had previously committed to investing over $35 billion in India by 2030 to expand its influence in the country's rapidly growing digital economy. On Wednesday, the company announced that it would expand its Amazon Now instant retail service to more cities and towns in India.

Amazon stated that with this additional investment, its cumulative investment in India is expected to exceed $88 billion from 2010 to 2030.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 25. Jassy stated, "For over a decade, we have served customers, sellers, developers, startups, and large enterprises through our various businesses. The market response has been very enthusiastic, especially in e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, with strong growth momentum."

Jassy added, "As Amazon deepens its presence in the Indian market, our business development focus aligns closely with India's priorities: popularizing artificial intelligence, driving digitalization for small and micro enterprises, creating jobs, and promoting exports. In the next five years, we will invest over $48 billion to meet the strong demand for our business in India and help India achieve these priorities."

It is reported that India is attracting increasing investments from large technology companies. In December last year, India received $50 billion in investments from major U.S. tech companies such as Amazon and Microsoft (MSFT.US). Google also invested $15 billion to build new AI data centers in southern India.

Meta (META.US) has also been continuously increasing its investment in India's tech industry in recent years. Earlier this month, Meta announced a partnership with Reliance Industries to build its first AI data center in India. The company announced on Monday that it would invest $900 million in Indian fintech company CRED, which is valued at approximately $4.5 billion.

In February this year, OpenAI announced a partnership with Tata Group to build a data center in India with an initial capacity of 100 megawatts, planning to gradually expand it to 1 gigawatt. It is estimated that a 1-gigawatt data center costs between $35 billion and $50 billion.

Nomura Securities released a report earlier this month stating, "India's data center industry is rising, becoming one of the fastest-growing industries in the world." The report shows that India's data center capacity has increased from 350 megawatts in 2019 to approximately 1.6 gigawatts by 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 29%, while the global average is 20%

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