Amazon will invest more than 16 billion euros in Germany in 2027—more than ever before in a single year. The money will go toward cloud infrastructure, AI data centers, logistics centers, satellite internet, and new Prime Video productions. The announcement was made at the German government’s “Invest in Germany” summit in Berlin.
4.8 billion euros for AWS Frankfurt—the largest single investment
The lion’s share of the investment will go to the cloud division Amazon Web Services (AWS): 4.8 billion euros are set to be allocated in 2027 solely to the expansion of the AWS Frankfurt region. Amazon is thus responding to the rapidly rising demand for cloud and AI services, which, according to the company, is leading to capacity bottlenecks.
Stefan Höchbauer, Vice President of AWS Global Sales for Germany and Central Europe, emphasized: Companies need infrastructure they can rely on—secure, available, and future-proof. AWS already employs around 3,000…
