Amazon to invest $13 billion in India
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Amazon plans to invest an additional $13 billion in India by 2030, focusing on artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure.
- This new investment brings Amazon's total commitment in India to $48 billion by 2030, following a previous pledge of $35 billion for its business operations in 2025.
- The additional funds will expand AWS data center capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad, and align with India's priorities of AI accessibility, digitalization, job creation, and export promotion.
Amazon is set to significantly deepen its investment in India, announcing an additional $13 billion commitment by 2030. This substantial capital injection is earmarked for advancing the company's artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure capabilities within the country.
This latest pledge builds upon Amazon's previous commitment of $35 billion for its Indian business operations, made in 2025. With this new investment, Amazon's total investment in India is projected to reach $48 billion by 2030. The expansion will bolster the capacity of Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers located in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss these plans. Jassy highlighted Amazon's decade-long service to customers, sellers, developers, entrepreneurs, and corporations in India across various business sectors, noting strong growth, particularly in e-commerce, AI, and cloud services. He emphasized that Amazon's priorities in India include democratizing AI access, digitizing small businesses, creating employment, and promoting exports, which he stated align with the nation's own development goals.
Jassy affirmed that Amazon will invest over $48 billion in its Indian operations over the next five years to meet the robust demand across all business lines and support India's national priorities. This strategic investment underscores Amazon's long-term commitment to India's digital transformation and economic growth.
Our priorities in growing Amazon in India are to democratize access to artificial intelligence, digitize small businesses, create employment, and promote exports, and this is aligned with the priorities of this country.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.