Amazon Web Services has committed to investing €8.8bn ($9.44bn) in its AWS Europe (Frankfurt) cloud region by 2026.

It is hoped the additional investment will help the company meet growing customer demand for AWS technologies in Germany, including artificial intelligence.

The investment plan is expected to contribute €15.4 billion ($16.52bn) to Germany’s GDP over this period, while supporting an average of 15,200 full-time jobs annually.

Stefan Hoechbauer, managing director for Germany and Europe at AWS, said: “Germany is at the heart of innovation across Europe. AWS is more committed than ever to helping German customers lead and build new technologies and services using the wide variety of capabilities in the AWS Cloud, including generative AI.

"To address the growing demand for our services, we’re investing heavily in Germany’s digital infrastructure. This also includes our commitment to support digital skills and talent development programs across Germany and to partner with local communities on joint initiatives with a lasting impact.”

AWS launched its Frankfurt region back in 2014; it was the company's second European cloud region after Dublin.

This latest investment commitment short follows AWS' announcement of a European Sovereign Cloud hosted in Brandenburg Germany. The cloud giant is set to invest €7.8 billion ($8.47bn) in its sovereign cloud infrastructure in Germany through 2040, and brings the company's total cloud investment to $17.9bn.