Google to invest $6.4 billion in cloud infrastructure in Germany
BERLIN -- Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) will invest 5.5 billion euros ($6.41 billion) in Germany in the coming years in a push to expand its infrastructure and data center capacity in Europe's largest economy, company and government officials said on Tuesday.
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, Country Manager Germany and Vice President of Central Europe at Google Philipp Justus, and Vice President at Google Cloud Northern Europe Marianne Janik attend a press conference in Berlin, Germany, November 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters
The plan includes a new data center in Dietzenbach, close to Frankfurt, as well as the expansion of the U.S. company's site in the city of Hanau, also in the central German state of Hesse, Google and state officials said at a news conference in Berlin.
Marianne Janik, vice president for Google Cloud Northern Europe, told Reuters that the investment, to be made in the 2026-29 period, would involve 100 people working in Dietzenbach and Hanau, respectively.
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Country Manager Germany and Vice President of Central Europe at Google Philipp Justus attend a press conference in Berlin, Germany, November 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Philipp Justus, Google's head in Germany, said the plan was likely to secure a total of 9,000 indirect jobs in the region.
"The economic multiplier effect of this investment will be considerable," he added.
A woman passes the logo from the web search engine provider Google in Berlin, Germany, June 9, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said Google's investment plan was a "truly important signal for Germany as a business location", which follows a $1.2 billion AI partnership between Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) and Nvidia (NVDA.O) announced last week.
Germany has been trying to lure in investors and help boost its struggling economy, which has been subject to high costs and red tape.
Vice President at Google Cloud Northern Europe Marianne Janik attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, November 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Klingbeil mentioned his government's creation of a huge off-budget infrastructure fund to boost Germany as a business location, but said no state subsidies would be forthcoming for the Google investment.
"The funds have been available for a few weeks now, and we are seeing considerable interest and demand. Our clear goal is to modernize our country and advance its economy," he said.
The Google logo is displayed during a press conference in Berlin, Germany, November 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters
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