October 29, 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has pledged an additional $5 billion investment in South Korea’s data center infrastructure, significantly expanding its footprint in the country to support the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services.
The announcement was made following a meeting between South Korea's President, Lee Jae Myung, and AWS Chief Executive Officer, Matt Garman. This new commitment builds upon a previous $4 billion investment plan announced in June 2025, bringing AWS's total recent investment in the country to $9 billion.
The $5 billion infusion will fund the construction of new AI-optimized data centers in the Incheon and Gyeonggi regions. This expansion complements the ongoing project with SK Group to develop an AI data center in Ulsan, which broke ground in September 2025.
President Lee lauded the investment, linking it directly to the nation's strategic AI ambitions. "The South Korean government is actively promoting the construction of an ‘AI highway’ to ensure that AI can be utilized at any time in industrial and research settings, with the goal of becoming one of the top three global AI powers," Lee stated. "Amazon’s decision to make a large-scale additional investment in AI data centers will further accelerate the development of South Korea’s AI ecosystem."
He further expressed expectations for strengthened partnerships with domestic companies and affirmed the government's role in facilitating cooperation with global economic players.
AWS first established its Seoul cloud region in 2016, which currently operates across four availability zones. The company's ongoing projects in the country include a data center under construction in Seo-gu, Incheon. AWS has steadily deepened its ties to the South Korean market, having previously partnered with SK Telecom on a Wavelength zone and announcing in 2021 that it would bring its AWS Ground Station satellite service to the Seoul campus.
This substantial investment underscores the intensifying global competition in AI infrastructure and positions South Korea as a key hub for next-generation computing in the Asia-Pacific region.
SOURCE DCD
