Microsoft plans to invest $30 billion in the United Kingdom over the next three years, including $15 billion in capital expenditures for AI infrastructure buildouts.
The Redmond tech giant revealed the investment as President Donald Trump visits the U.K. this week.
The investment will grow Microsoft’s data center footprint in the U.K. and also help build what it calls “the country’s largest supercomputer” in partnership with Nscale.
It’s the latest sign of Microsoft’s appetite to expand its cloud and AI capacity. The company said in July that it planned to invest more than $30 billion in capital expenditures in the current quarter, a record high.
Microsoft said this is the company’s largest-ever commitment to the U.K. It employs 6,000 people in the country.
“As AI reshapes industries and unlocks new possibilities, we believe that trusted American technology — built on principles of security, transparency, and responsibility — can help empower UK institutions and businesses to lead with confidence,” Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote in a blog post. “And in doing so, we’re investing in a partnership that continues to deliver opportunity, innovation and impact in both directions.”
Smith had criticized U.K. regulators in the past over the company’s acquisition of video game behemoth Activision but later softened his stance after the deal was approved.
Google also made its own U.K. investment announcement on Tuesday, committing nearly $7 billion over two years.
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