Amazon plans €16B+ German investment in 2027, including major AWS expansion

Amazon (AMZN) said it will put more than €16B (about $18B) into Germany in 2027, spread across cloud services, AI infrastructure and other businesses (1).

• Amazon announced the investment on October 20, 2026, at a German government summit in Berlin (1).
• The €16B will be used to expand cloud and data center infrastructure, satellite internet services, logistics, video productions, and more, the company said (1).
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) gets €4.8B of the total for its Frankfurt region, where demand is growing (1).
• In the press release, Amazon's country manager in Germany, Rocco Bräuniger, said: "We have already created over 40,000 permanent jobs, built more than 100 sites, and invested more than 100 billion euros in Germany — and we are far from done." 3,000 of the jobs are at AWS (1).
• Berlin will also get a second Amazon lab for robotics and AI research, and Arianespace has 24 launches booked for Amazon's Leo satellite network (1, 2).
• The company also previously announced plans for new logistics projects in Germany, including a new fulfilment center (3).
• Reuters notes that Amazon has invested more than €100B in Germany since 2010. Amazon's Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer, David Zapolsky, called Germany "one of the most attractive investment opportunities in Europe," saying it's an innovation hub (1, 2).

Sources & Further Reading

1. "Amazon Announces 16 Billion Euro Investment in Germany in 2027." Amazon. October 20, 2026.
2. "Amazon to invest over €16 billion in Germany next year." Reuters. October 20, 2026.
3. "Amazon invests $11 billion to expand cloud and logistics in Germany." Reuters. June 19, 2024.