Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion in Germany in 2027

Cloud and AI infrastructure get €4.8 billion

The largest named share of the package goes to cloud computing. According to Amazon, it plans to invest €4.8 billion in 2027 to expand the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) Region, to keep meeting customer demand for advanced cloud and AI services.

Amazon says it has invested double-digit billions of euros in its cloud infrastructure since launching the Frankfurt Region in October 2014 and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud in Germany, which has been generally available since January 2026. Among the more than 40,000 permanent jobs Amazon says it has created in Germany, 3,000 are AWS employees.

Stefan Höchbauer, vice president of AWS global sales for Germany and Europe Central, said companies need infrastructure they can rely on, and that AWS "will keep investing so that German innovation keeps thriving."

Amazon also points to skills programs. Since 2023, it has offered IHK-certified apprenticeships with Siemens for IT and electronics technicians at data centers in Hesse and Brandenburg. The AWS Tech Alliance has reached more than 20,000 students in Germany since December 2023. Amazon is also opening a second robotics and AI research lab in Berlin, doubling its research presence in the capital.

Satellites, logistics and Prime Video

Amazon Leo, the company's low Earth orbit satellite network, is meant to provide internet to households, schools, hospitals, businesses and government agencies in areas existing networks do not reach, including parts of Germany. Amazon says it has secured 24 launches with the European provider Arianespace. Oxford Economics projects that Amazon Leo's second-largest economic impact in Europe will be felt in Germany, which is home to several ArianeGroup sites and to MT Aerospace, one of ArianeGroup's key suppliers.

In logistics, modernization of the fulfillment centers in Bad Hersfeld, Dortmund and Werne will be completed in 2027, while work in Koblenz, Pforzheim and Rheinberg will continue through 2028. Amazon opened a fulfillment center in Zweibrücken this year and is building another in Könnern. According to the company, these already-announced projects account for more than 3,000 new jobs. Amazon says full-time logistics employees reach an average annual gross salary of €41,600 after two years.

On the entertainment side, Amazon says it has produced more than 65 local titles in Germany with partners including UFA, Constantin Film and Bavaria Film. More than 15 productions are coming through the end of 2027, among them Der erste letzte Tag, based on a novel by Sebastian Fitzek, and Drive, The Pretenders.

What it means for Germany

Amazon says it has invested over €100 billion in Germany since 2010, and the 2027 plan builds on that. David Zapolsky, Amazon's chief global affairs and legal officer, said the company wants German businesses, communities and creators to have the infrastructure and tools they need to compete and grow.

Katherina Reiche, the federal minister for economic affairs and energy, called the investment "a clear vote of confidence in Germany as a location for the future". She said high-performance data centers are the foundation of the digital economy and that Germany has the potential to become a global leader in industrial AI.

Rocco Bräuniger, Amazon Germany country manager, said the company has built more than 100 sites in Germany and is "far from done". For customers and businesses, the plan points to more cloud capacity in Frankfurt, wider satellite coverage and faster logistics. The source gives no further detail on how the €16 billion is split beyond the €4.8 billion for AWS.