Meta clinches mega $10 billion cloud deal with Google

Date:
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:33:58 +0000

Description:
Meta needs Googles help to support it with even more AI and cloud computing infrastructure.

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Meta has agreed to spend at least $10 billion on Google Cloud services in a six-year deal, marking the first major cloud deal between the two giants.

The reports, according to two people familiar with the matter, suggest Meta could use Google Cloud servers and storage for its AI infrastructure, despite investing in its own data centers.

However, CEO Mark Zuckerbergs grand plans to deliver maximum computing power to every AI researcher means that the company cant keep up with its own expansion, drawing on the experience of others. Meta to use Google Cloud for its AI infrastructure

Despite having over 20 data centers in its existing portfolio (and more under construction), Meta needs to draw on this external capacity for its
short-term plans, but the move is not unheard of even from Meta.

The social networking giant already uses AWS and Microsoft Azure, so Google just adds to its multicloud strategy.

Google Cloud also previously partnered with Meta by hosting Llama models on Vertex AI.

Google lags way behind Amazon and Microsoft in third place in the cloud
market tables, but this didnt stop it winning a big OpenAI contract earlier
in 2025 as the ChatGPT maker looks to diversify beyond its earlier heavy Microsoft investments.

Google Cloud generated $13.6 billion in the companys second quarter, marking
a considerable 32% year-over-year increase compared with the 14% increase
seen by the company as a whole.

Looking ahead, Metas projected expenses for 2025 could reach $118 billion, with a large chunk dedicated towards the companys AI efforts.

It saw a healthy 22% rise in revenue during its second quarter, which is roughly how much its 2025 expenses could rise by.

Still, despite Metas AI plans, overall headcount at the end of its second quarter was 7% higher than Q2 2024, at nearly 76,000.

TechRadar Pro asked Google and Meta to share more details, but neither has responded at the time of going to press.

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