Amazon said Tuesday it will direct more than €16 billion ($17.9 billion) to Germany next year. The budget covers data infrastructure, Prime Video media work, and continued buildout of Amazon Leo, the company's constellation of low-orbit satellites.
Amazon said it is putting more into robotics and artificial intelligence to strengthen its cloud-computing and main e-commerce businesses. The company intends to launch a robotics laboratory in Berlin, which would result in its research headcount there doubling. Separately, the company said facilities handling e-commerce fulfillment in Germany have generated 3,000 new positions.
The company detailed the plans at the Invest in Germany Summit on Tuesday. "Amazon's investment is a clear vote of confidence in Germany as a location for the future," said Katherina Reiche, Germany's cabinet official in charge of economic affairs and energy. Like other big US tech firms, Amazon is pursuing growth in the EU while addressing the bloc's strict rules and concerns about dependence on American providers. European officials have also flagged AI's potential effects on employment and the broader labor market.
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The company said the Germany package includes expanding Amazon Leo, adding another lever to its infrastructure stack. At the company-wide level, Bloomberg projects Amazon will outlay about $220 billion in capital spending for 2026, underscoring the magnitude of its buildout. The bottom line: more muscle in cloud, media, and satellites, plus a robotics push in Berlin, as regulators keep a close eye on how and where that growth lands.
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