Amazon announced Wednesday a commitment of over $35 billion in India’s cloud and artificial intelligence space by 2030. This commitment was unveiled at the Amazon Smbhav Summit in New Delhi, and it builds on nearly $40 billion already invested in the country.
According to a press release, Amazon has invested at scale towards building physical and digital infrastructure, including fulfillment centers, transportation networks, data centers, digital payments infrastructure and technology development.
“We are humbled to have been a part of India’s digital transformation journey over the past 15 years, with Amazon’s growth in India perfectly aligned with the vision of an Atmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat,” says Amit Agarwal, Senior VP Emerging Markets, Amazon. “We have invested at scale in growing the physical and digital infrastructure for small businesses in India, creating millions of jobs, and taking Made-in-India global.”
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Amazon said that by 2030, the plan would generate an additional one million direct, indirect, induced and seasonal jobs in India, quadruple exports to $80 billion and deliver AI benefits to 15 million small businesses.
India is one of the fastest‑growing regions for AI spending within the Asia Pacific region, Deepika Giri, IDC’s regional head of research for big data & AI, told CNBC. “A major gap, and therefore a significant opportunity, lies in the shortage of suitable compute infrastructure for running AI models,” Giri said.
She added that countries across Asia are accelerating efforts to build sovereign AI capabilities as the technology becomes more regionalized due to trade tensions and tariffs, with infrastructure as a central pillar of those strategies.
U.S. tech firms have been investing heavily in India, showcasing the country’s emergence as a strategic hub for cloud, AI, and deep-tech growth.
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Microsoft has pledged an investment of $17.5 billion in India for AI and cloud infrastructure by 2030 on Tuesday, marking its largest investment in Asia. Google has also committed $15 billion over the next five years to build AI data centers.
Amazon’s investments are “strategically aligned with India’s national priorities and will focus on expanding AI capabilities, enhancing logistics infrastructure, supporting small business growth and creating jobs,” the company said in a statement.
“We are humbled to have been a part of India’s digital transformation journey over the past 15 years,” said Amit Agarwal, senior vice president for emerging markets at Amazon. “Looking ahead, we’re excited to continue being a catalyst for India’s growth, as we democratize access to AI for millions of Indians.”