SoftBank Bets €75 Billion on France. Masayoshi Son Is Building the AI Infrastructure Layer for Europe.

At the 2026 Choose France summit, SoftBank Group announced a commitment to develop 5 GW of AI data center capacity in France — up to €75 billion over five years. The first phase alone, at €45 billion and 3.1 GW, is the largest single AI infrastructure investment in European history.