Amazon invests $13 billion in India AI and cloud infrastructure

Exam-focused facts from the 30 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Amazon announced an additional $13 billion investment to expand artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure in India by 2030.
The total planned investment for 2026-2030 is $48 billion, bringing the cumulative commitment since 2010 to over $88 billion.
The $13 billion injection will be used to expand Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
Other major AI and cloud investments in India include $15 billion by Google for an AI hub in Visakhapatnam and $17.5 billion by Microsoft.
By 2030, Amazon aims to support 3.8 million jobs, enable $80 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports, extend AI benefits to 15 million small businesses, and provide AI education to 4 million government school students.
The company plans to launch over 20 new fulfillment centres and 100 last-mile delivery stations this year, and expand its quick commerce service, Amazon Now, to over 300 cities.
AWS customers in India include the National Health Authority, Government e-Marketplace, Delhivery, Physics Wallah, Axis Bank, and HDFC Bank.