Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in India

Jeff Bezos on top of a truck flashing a big $2-billion cheque in Bangalore.

The reason for this visit is to celebrate the past year, and to say 'thank you' to the Amazon India team and all our customers in India. What has happened here in the past year is spectacular, and surprising, and wonderful... I am grateful for it. Today, we invited a bunch of customers to lunch. And, you know, I have never taken so many selfies in my life, says Jeff

Jeff Bezos flashes a big $2-billion cheque

US founder and CEO of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos poses on a lorry after handing over a $2bn cheque to Indian vice president and country manager of Amazon.in. 

"I am in India for about a week to meet customers, media and team members… I have a very full agenda. The Indian team is like slave driver... If I say five minutes of rest, they are like, no!," says Jeff


Amazon CEO poses on a lorry

US founder and CEO of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos poses on a lorry.

Based on Amazon's experience, I would say e-commerce is happening big time in India. Our Indian teammates have to keep resetting their objectives, because they keep beating their past objectives, and then they have to set even higher targets. So, it is very exciting, says Jeff


Jeff Bezos poses on a lorry

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com on top of a truck in Bangalore.


The $2 billion investment in India will be spent as the the Indian team needs it. Amit Agarwal, vice-president & country manager, Amazon India, is taking those decisions along with his team. It is going to be spent on new fulfilment centres, new logistics, transportation, mobile - mobile is important everywhere in the world but especially in India - new tools for the small- and medium-sized businesses for them to be able to access customers. So, there is a lot.

Jeff Bezos on top of a truck

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com on top of a truck in Bangalore.

I love being in India. I find this country and its people energetic and energising. There is just so much going on here, it is just so dynamic. It is interesting, because you hear all the time that there are so many obstacles in doing business here in India, but that's not been our experience. Our experience is that this is the fastest growing geography that we have ever entered into, says Bezos