Amazon to invest additional $13 billion in India cloud, AI
- The announcement follows a meeting between Amazon CEO and Indian Prime Minister
Amazon is investing an additional $13 billion in India by 2030, bringing its total commitment to $48 billion for expanding AI and cloud infrastructure in the country.
- Amazon's total $48 billion investment in India.
- Specific regions for AI and cloud infrastructure expansion.
- Other tech giants' investments in India's AI and cloud sector.
Amazon said on Thursday it will invest an additional $13 billion by 2030 in India to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure.
The new investment is in addition to its planned $35 billion funding announced last year, taking the e-commerce firm’s investment in the country to $48 billion through 2030.
The announcement follows a meeting between Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday in New Delhi.
“Shared that we’re investing $48 billion over the coming five years, including $21+ billion in AI and cloud infrastructure,” Jassy said in a post on social media platform X.
The $13 billion investment will support AI and cloud infrastructure across the Mumbai and Hyderabad regions, the company said in a statement.
Major U.S. tech firms have invested billions of dollars in India, underscoring the country’s emergence as a strategic hub for cloud, AI and deep-tech growth.
Microsoft has pledged a $17.5 billion investment in India for AI and cloud infrastructure, while Google has committed $15? billion over the next five years to build AI data centers.