Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defends $200B spending plan: ‘This isn’t some sort of quixotic top-line grab’

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defends 0B spending plan: ‘This isn’t some sort of quixotic top-line grab’

Amazon Web Services has accelerated its growth mode thanks in part to AI demand. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop)

Amazon Web Services revenue grew at its fastest pace in more than three years, up 24% to $35.6 billion in the fourth quarter, in a sign that demand for artificial intelligence and custom silicon is boosting corporate spending on the cloud.

The company disclosed revenue for its in-house data center chips for the first time, saying its Trainium and Graviton processors have a combined annual run rate of more than $10 billion.

But the revenue milestones are coming at a big cost. In the earnings release, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy signaled plans to spend a record $200 billion in capital expenditures across Amazon in 2026, citing “seminal opportunities like AI, chips, robotics, and low earth orbit…

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/aws-growth-hits-3-year-high-custom-chips-top-10b-as-200b-capex-plan-rattles-investors/