Amazon to Invest $35B in India by 2030 for Jobs & AI Growth

On Wednesday, Amazon announced that it plans to inject an extra $35 billion into India by 2030, bringing its overall commitment to around $75 billion. The investment on the other hand will support the company’s continued expansion of retail and cloud services across the region.

According to the e-commerce giant, Amazon, it said that the fresh investment will support its push to digitize small businesses while strengthening its logistics and operational presence in India. The company also plans to provide AI access to as many as 15 million small businesses and create 1 million direct, indirect, induced, and seasonal jobs by 2030.

Amazon claimed to have invested close to $40 billion in India thus far, citing a Keystone Strategy Economic Impact Report.

Amazon stated in 2023 that it will invest $15 billion in the nation by 2030, with $12.7 billion going towards its cloud operations through Amazon Web Services.

Just one day after Microsoft declared by announcing that it would invest $17.5 billion in India by 2029, Amazon announced its new strategy. Additionally, Google announced in October that it would invest $15 billion to construct a data centre and AI hub in the nation.

Due to its enormous population, which includes hundreds of millions of smartphone users and over a billion internet users, India is a significant market for big tech. AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity have also expressed interest in the nation since a substantial portion of the populace uses the internet for the first time and a rising developer base speeds up the adoption of generative AI applications.

Russell Grandinetti, senior vice president of international retail at Amazon, stated that one of the things that I look for is what’s happening here, during the company’s yearly Smbhav event in New Delhi, which is focused on small business. “We will unavoidably incorporate that into our global business operations.”

Walmart-backed Flipkart, Meesho, and quick-commerce companies like Swiggy’s Instamart, Zomato’s Blinkit, and Zepto, which are rapidly growing and aiming for the same urban customer base, pose a serious threat to Amazon in India. Nonetheless, the corporation does have scale advantages in the industry thanks to its vast logistical network and more than 1.7 million merchants.

Amazon’s senior vice president of emerging markets, Amit Aggarwal, stated that India remains one of the company’s biggest long-term prospects.

In a general market perspective, its seen that major American tech companies are increasingly investing large sums of money in the Indian market, as evidenced by this investment. Google had already pledged $15 billion to construct data centres and an AI hub in the nation, while Microsoft proposed a $17.5 billion investment spread over four years to boost AI and cloud infrastructure. This demonstrates India’s potential, which is fuelled by its sizable population and quickening digitalisation, making it an essential growth market for international tech companies.

With a market capitalisation of over $2.45 trillion, Amazon’s stock is presently trading at about $229.60. Since mid-June 2025, the stock has experienced a positive change of more than 6.2%.

The initiative, which was made public during the sixth Amazon Smbhav Summit in New Delhi, is to improve infrastructure throughout India and speed up digital transformation.