NEW DELHI (Diya TV) — Amazon plans to invest $48 billion in India over the next five years as it expands its e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and cloud businesses across the country.
The announcement came after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday. During the meeting, Jassy reaffirmed Amazon’s long-term commitment to India and outlined the company’s plans to support economic growth, job creation, and digital transformation.
Amazon said it will invest an additional $13 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure by 2030. As a result, the company’s total planned investment in AI and cloud services in India will exceed $21 billion between 2026 and 2030. The investment will strengthen Amazon Web Services’ data center operations in Mumbai and Hyderabad. It will also give startups, businesses, and government organizations access to advanced AI tools, cloud services,s and developer platforms.
The company said its total investments in India from 2010 through 2030 will surpass $88 billion. Moreover, Amazon plans to continue expanding the network that supports its e-commerce and quick commerce operations.
Amazon expects strong demand for online shopping and cloud services in India. Therefore, it plans to open more than 20 new fulfillment centers and over 100 last-mile delivery stations this year. These facilities will help the company provide faster deliveries across the country, especially in tier 3 and tier 4 cities.
At the same time, Amazon introduced “Sammaan,” a welfare program designed for delivery associates across its logistics network. The initiative aims to improve the well-being of thousands of workers who support the company’s delivery operations.
Under the program, Amazon will provide scholarships for associates’ children and help workers access government welfare programs. In addition, the company will offer insurance coverage, financial inclusion support, and road safety initiatives. Amazon also plans to expand its Ashray rest centers to 250 locations this year. These facilities will remain open to delivery workers across the industry.
Jassy said Amazon remains focused on supporting India’s priorities, including AI adoption, small business digitization, export growth, and job creation.
“We came to India over a decade ago and have since been serving customers, sellers, developers, start-ups and enterprises through our different businesses,” Jassy said. “We are investing over $48 billion in the coming five years to meet the strong demand across our business in India and to help the country achieve these priorities.”
Amazon said it has already made significant contributions to India’s digital economy. Since entering the market, the company has helped digitize 12 million small businesses and enabled more than $20 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports. Furthermore, Amazon said its operations have supported 2.8 million jobs and provided cloud skills training to more than 10 million Indians.
Looking ahead, Amazon plans to support 3.8 million jobs by 2030. The company also aims to enable $80 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports during the same period. Additionally, it wants to bring AI-powered benefits to 15 million small businesses and provide AI education to 4 million government school students.
Amazon highlighted the growing role of AWS in India’s technology ecosystem. Thousands of startups, enterprises, and government agencies already use AWS services to build and deploy AI applications. As AI adoption increases, Amazon expects demand for cloud infrastructure and advanced computing tools to grow rapidly.
Meanwhile, Amazon’s retail business continues to expand across India. The company said more than 100 million customers shop on Amazon.in, while over 1.7 million sellers use the platform. Notably, 85% of new customers and more than 65% of orders now come from tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
Prime membership also continues to grow. Amazon expects its Prime member base in India to double compared with 2023 levels this year. In addition, more than 70% of new Prime members come from non-metro cities.
