Amazon Australia Revenue Surges to $11.9 Billion Amid AI Boom and Data Centre Demand
The Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 27 Apr 2026
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- 27 Apr 2026, 08:00 pm
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Revenue at the company’s Australian data centre arm jumped 50 per cent last year, eclipsing growth in its larger e-commerce and cloud computing divisions.
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Amazon's Australian operations experienced a massive 50 percent revenue increase in 2025, driven primarily by the escalating demand for infrastructure to support artificial intelligence workloads. The surge underscores the rapid physical scaling of compute resources within Australia, highlighting the country's integration into the global AI supply chain. This expansion of data centre capacity is a critical technical prerequisite for the deployment of increasingly powerful frontier AI models and their associated safety implications. The report reflects a broader trend of significant private investment in the foundational hardware necessary for the next generation of AI capabilities.
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TechnologyMedia & marketingPrint articleSam Buckingham-JonesMedia, marketing and telecommunications reporterApr 27, 2026 – 2.02pmThe global tsunami of investment in artificial intelligence powered Amazon to almost $12 billion in revenue in Australia last year, as the e-commerce, cloud computing and streaming juggernaut cashed in on a huge surge in demand for its data centres.Accounts lodged with Australia’s corporate regulator reveal Amazon’s total revenue leapt almost 50 per cent in the 2025 calendar year to $11.9 billion, up from $8 billion in the prior year.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreMedia & marketingAmazonAmazon Web ServicesData Centre Gold RushData centresAIAmazonFetching latest articles