Google to Invest in More AI Data Centres in India, Says Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian
Google Cloud intends to expand its AI data centre network in India as enterprise demand for artificial intelligence and cloud services continues to grow, CEO Thomas Kurian said. The firm is looking to bolster its AI infrastructure across the country
The third-largest cloud services provider in the world, Google Cloud, is planning to increase the number of data centers in India that are prepared to use artificial intelligence (AI). The global chief executive officer (CEO) of the company recently spoke with a media outlet about the plans to further develop the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) centers beyond the newly disclosed location in Visakhapatnam. During his most recent trip to India, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian announced the company's long-term plans to establish artificial intelligence data centers in the country.
Google Cloud did not intend for its initial investment, which it disclosed in October 2025, to be its final investment. Without a doubt, the organization has ambitions that extend beyond the present period, Kurian said. In a press release dated October 14th, 2018, the business revealed plans to establish a 1GW data center in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of $15 billion spread out over five years. This would be the first data center for artificial intelligence workloads.
India Holds a Prominent Place: Kurian
According to Kurian, the company's strongest Asian market is in India, and the enterprise sector in India is expanding at a faster rate than any other. Because of this, it is planning to double its capital expenditure for data centres in India and ultimately double down on the market. As part of the company's 'CEO Day' event with industry stakeholders, Kurian was in Mumbai on 6 June. He spoke with CEOs and executives from over a hundred startups during the event.
In his remarks, Kurian brought up the fact that the company has declared AI to be its principal growth engine on a worldwide scale, and that enterprise is the means by which the company is attempting to convince consumers to use AI. A common trend in most markets, including India's, is for the market leaders to be the first to embrace new technologies, with the rest of the market following suit. Pocket FM, Cred, HDFC Bank, the ICICI group, Manipal Hospitals, Apollo Hospitals, and Google Cloud are among the many customers of Google Cloud.
According to Kurian, these companies are utilising its Gemini Enterprise platform for essential business operations like healthcare data processing and financial services fraud detection. As a result of their success, smaller businesses are also interested in using the technology. Thanks to this, the company is making strides in increasing enterprise cloud use in India, Kurian added.
Financial Outlook of Google Cloud
From April 2024 through March 2025, Google's cloud division brought in $46 billion, or 14.6% of the company's total income. Synergy, a US-based market research company, ranked Google as the third-largest cloud services provider in the world on May 5th, based on their 14% market share. As of FY25, Google Cloud India Pvt. Ltd., the Indian arm of the tech giant, had a revenue of INR 2,065.4 crore.
