Amazon boosts 2026 capex to $220B on striking AI demand

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Amazon boosts 2026 capex to $220B on striking AI demand
  • Amazon increased its projected 2026 cash capital expenditures to approximately $220 billion from $200 billion to expand its AI infrastructure.
  • AWS revenue grew 37% year-over-year to $42.2 billion in Q2, posting its fastest expansion in 18 quarters and beating analyst expectations.
  • CEO Andy Jassy indicated that AI capacity constraints are expected to persist through 2026 and 2027, with demand signals already extending into 2028.

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Even at that amount, we will still not have enough capacity to meet all the demand we have in 2026Andy Jassy
I believe this dynamic will also be true in 2027, too. In fact, the demand we already have for 2028 is striking.Andy Jassy

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