Amazon announced plans to invest an additional $13 billion to enhance its artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure in India, raising its total investment in the country to $48 billion from 2026 to 2030. This investment will specifically target the expansion of AWS data center capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
CEO Andy Jassy emphasized Amazon's long-term commitment to India's growth, aligning with the country's goals of democratizing AI access, digitizing small businesses, creating jobs, and boosting exports. This announcement follows a previous pledge of $35 billion made in December, highlighting the competitive landscape among major tech companies to establish a presence in India.
Jassy's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi further illustrates the significance of the Indian market to Amazon, which operates across various sectors including e-commerce and entertainment. The total investment by Amazon in India from 2010 to 2030 is projected to reach $88 billion.
The company aims to support Indian startups and enterprises by providing access to advanced AI technologies and secure cloud services. The Indian data center market is experiencing rapid growth, with capacity increasing significantly from 350MW in 2019 to approximately 1.6GW in 2025, driven by favorable government policies and investments from global tech giants like Microsoft and Google.
According to Nomura, India's data center industry is emerging as one of the fastest-growing globally, with a compounded annual growth rate of 29%, outpacing the global average of 20%