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

By Aubrey Wood · Oct 20, 2026 8:35 AM ET

Amazon (AMZN) plans to invest more than €16B (approx. $18B USD) in Germany in 2027 to build out its cloud services, AI infrastructure, and more (1).

Amazon announced the investment on October 20, 2026, at the Invest in Germany 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).
€4.8B of the total investment will be used to expand Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Frankfurt region, in order to meet growing demand there (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).
Amazon will also open a second robotics and AI research lab in Berlin and will partner with Arianespace to launch 24 rockets, part of the Amazon Leo satellite project (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).