German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said that Google's investment plan was a "truly important signal for Germany as a business location."

Google will inject a whopping $6.4 billion in Germany's cloud infrastructure. What's the move is all about?

The investment covers the 2026-2029 period. New data center in the city of Dietzenbach near Frankfurt and expansion of the site in Hanau in the German state of Hessen are planned as part of Google's investment plan.

About 100 employees on site at each of those two locations will work, with a potential 9,000 indirect jobs across the region thanks to the multiplier effect.

No state subsidies will be involved as the German government emphasized that this is a private‑sector investment push. It means that the move is driven by strategy, not incentives—giving Google full control over where and how it builds.