SoftBank pledges to invest up to €75B in AI computing clusters in France, first leading a €45B investment to build 3.1GW of capacity by 2031 in Hauts-de-France
Masayoshi Son places France at the centre of his global AI ambitions
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SoftBank Pledges Up to €75B for AI Data Centers in France
Masayoshi Son bets big on France, planning massive AI computing clusters with up to €75B in investment.
SoftBank is going all-in on France. The Japanese tech giant has pledged to invest up to €75 billion in AI computing clusters across the country, placing France squarely at the center of Masayoshi Son's global AI ambitions.
The first phase is a €45 billion investment to build 3.1 gigawatts of computing capacity in the Hauts-de-France region by 2031. That's a staggering amount of power dedicated to AI infrastructure.
Son has been on a global spending spree positioning SoftBank as a dominant force in AI infrastructure. France just became his biggest target. The sheer scale of the commitment — if fully realized — would make it one of the largest single-country AI infrastructure investments ever announced.
The key caveat: that €75 billion is an "up to" figure, not a guaranteed spend. Actual deployment will depend on how the initial phases play out.