Archive · 29 Oct 2025
AWS Invests $5 Billion in South Korea for AI Data Centers
Amazon's cloud company, AWS, is going to spend a lot of money, about $5 billion, in South Korea.
They plan to build new buildings called data centers that will help with artificial intelligence.
This will happen by the year 2031.
The leader of South Korea, President Lee Jae Myung, met with the head of AWS, Matt Garman.
He said this investment will help South Korea become a big player in AI.
AWS is investing this money as part of a larger plan to spend $40 billion in other countries around Asia.
This announcement comes as Amazon is also making job cuts, which they say is to focus on new technology like AI.
Amazon Web Services will invest nearly $5 billion in South Korea by 2031.
The investment is for establishing new artificial intelligence data centers.
The announcement was made during a meeting between AWS CEO Matt Garman and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
This investment aims to help South Korea become one of the world's top three AI leaders.
AWS is part of a larger commitment to invest $40 billion across 14 non-U.S. APEC countries by 2028.
- Who
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung
- What
- AWS announced a $5 billion investment by 2031 to build new AI data centers in South Korea.
- When
- During a meeting between AWS CEO Matt Garman and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the APEC Summit.
- Where
- South Korea
- Why
- To boost the AI industry in South Korea and help the country become one of the world's top three AI leaders.
- Company
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Investment Amount
- $5 billion
- Investment Deadline
- 2031
- Purpose
- Build new artificial intelligence data centers
- Location
- South Korea
- AWS CEO
- Matt Garman
- South Korean President
- Lee Jae Myung