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Amazon has opened its second-largest office campus in Asia in Bengaluru, deepening its physical and financial commitment to India at a time when it is recalibrating operations and betting big on AI. The company has already invested over $40 billion in India and, in December 2025, committed an additional $35 billion by 2030.
Spread across 1.1 million square feet, the 12-storey campus sits on a five-acre plot about 15 km from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. Designed to house over 7,000 employees, the facility will support ecommerce, operations, payments, technology and seller services teams.
The office was inaugurated by Karnataka’s Minister for Large and Medium Industries, M.B. Patil, who said the investment reinforces India’s position as a global technology hub.
"I invite Amazon and other global companies to invest more, manufacture in Karnataka, and export to the world," Patil said.
For Amazon, Bengaluru is more than a real estate decision. "Karnataka continues to lead with the highest per capita income (₹3.80 lakh+), a strong contribution of ₹1.6 lakh crore annually to the national exchequer, and Bengaluru ranked 21st globally in the Global Innovation Index. With 35% of India’s GCCs in our state and strong e-commerce infrastructure, including 233 cold storages and robust warehousing, we are building world-class logistics through freight rail corridors, multimodal parks, dry ports and truck terminals," the minister added.
The $35 billion capital is aimed at AI-led digitisation of small businesses, boosting exports and job creation. So far, Amazon says it has digitised 12 million small and medium businesses and enabled $20 billion in cumulative exports from India.
Execution is also underway on the ground. In June 2025, the company earmarked ₹2,000 crore to expand and upgrade its logistics and operations network, including investments in safety and associate well-being. In April, it infused ₹350 crore into its fintech arm to strengthen its UPI play, even as Amazon Pay slipped to the 10th position in the UPI rankings by September, down from eighth earlier in the year.
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Amazon’s India operations are structured across five entities: Amazon Seller Services (marketplace), Amazon Transport Services (logistics), Amazon Wholesale India Services (B2B), Amazon Retail India (retail trading) and Amazon Pay (fintech). In FY25, the company narrowed its consolidated losses across these verticals to ₹1,888.8 crore, nearly halving them from about ₹3,811 crore in FY24, even as revenue growth remained muted.
Beyond ecommerce, Amazon is sharpening its quick commerce ambitions. After piloting “Amazon Now” in Bengaluru earlier this year, it expanded to Mumbai and Delhi. The company plans to operate over 300 dark stores by December 2025 and has earmarked ₹2,000 crore to build micro-fulfilment centres, sortation hubs and last-mile stations. While it is yet to gain a meaningful share in the crowded quick commerce market, the scale-up suggests a long-term push.
At the same time, Amazon continues to double down on artificial intelligence globally, investing at least $8 billion in Anthropic alongside developing in-house large language models. The India campus expansion sits within this broader strategy — adding capacity in a key talent market as automation reshapes operations.
With a new Asia-scale campus, fresh capital commitments and a tightening financial profile, Amazon’s India play appears to be shifting from expansion at all costs to calibrated, infrastructure-backed growth.
Spread across 1.1 million square feet, the 12-storey campus sits on a five-acre plot about 15 km from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. Designed to house over 7,000 employees, the facility will support ecommerce, operations, payments, technology and seller services teams.
The office was inaugurated by Karnataka’s Minister for Large and Medium Industries, M.B. Patil, who said the investment reinforces India’s position as a global technology hub.
"I invite Amazon and other global companies to invest more, manufacture in Karnataka, and export to the world," Patil said.
For Amazon, Bengaluru is more than a real estate decision. "Karnataka continues to lead with the highest per capita income (₹3.80 lakh+), a strong contribution of ₹1.6 lakh crore annually to the national exchequer, and Bengaluru ranked 21st globally in the Global Innovation Index. With 35% of India’s GCCs in our state and strong e-commerce infrastructure, including 233 cold storages and robust warehousing, we are building world-class logistics through freight rail corridors, multimodal parks, dry ports and truck terminals," the minister added.
The $35 billion capital is aimed at AI-led digitisation of small businesses, boosting exports and job creation. So far, Amazon says it has digitised 12 million small and medium businesses and enabled $20 billion in cumulative exports from India.
Execution is also underway on the ground. In June 2025, the company earmarked ₹2,000 crore to expand and upgrade its logistics and operations network, including investments in safety and associate well-being. In April, it infused ₹350 crore into its fintech arm to strengthen its UPI play, even as Amazon Pay slipped to the 10th position in the UPI rankings by September, down from eighth earlier in the year.
Also Read: Amazon doubles down on India with fresh $35 billion investment through 2030
Amazon’s India operations are structured across five entities: Amazon Seller Services (marketplace), Amazon Transport Services (logistics), Amazon Wholesale India Services (B2B), Amazon Retail India (retail trading) and Amazon Pay (fintech). In FY25, the company narrowed its consolidated losses across these verticals to ₹1,888.8 crore, nearly halving them from about ₹3,811 crore in FY24, even as revenue growth remained muted.
Beyond ecommerce, Amazon is sharpening its quick commerce ambitions. After piloting “Amazon Now” in Bengaluru earlier this year, it expanded to Mumbai and Delhi. The company plans to operate over 300 dark stores by December 2025 and has earmarked ₹2,000 crore to build micro-fulfilment centres, sortation hubs and last-mile stations. While it is yet to gain a meaningful share in the crowded quick commerce market, the scale-up suggests a long-term push.
At the same time, Amazon continues to double down on artificial intelligence globally, investing at least $8 billion in Anthropic alongside developing in-house large language models. The India campus expansion sits within this broader strategy — adding capacity in a key talent market as automation reshapes operations.
With a new Asia-scale campus, fresh capital commitments and a tightening financial profile, Amazon’s India play appears to be shifting from expansion at all costs to calibrated, infrastructure-backed growth.
