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Amazon Opens New Germany Headquarters in Munich

The move underscores Amazon's long-term bet on Munich.

Overview

  • Amazon's new Germany headquarters, which opened Thursday, brings about 2,500 staff and teams for Alexa, Prime Video and Amazon Music under one roof in northern Munich.
  • The six-storey site on Anni-Albers-Straße, designed by GSP Architekten, features a cinema, an atrium for 600 people, eleven green roof terraces, prayer and yoga rooms, 800 bike spaces, e-bike chargers, showers, beehives and dog-friendly meeting rooms.
  • Bavarian leader Markus Söder shared a stage with incoming Munich mayor Dominik Krause at the launch to stress city–state cooperation and Munich’s role as a tech hub.
  • Country manager Rocco Bräuniger said Amazon has invested about €20 billion in Bavaria since 2010 and created more than 6,000 jobs, with further spending planned on logistics and infrastructure.
  • Amazon will run regular seller seminars at the campus to help small and mid-size firms sell abroad, while centralizing teams in Munich to speed decisions across sites such as the Graben fulfillment center.