EU preliminarily finds Azure should be a DMA gatekeeper despite missing thresholds

On 25 June 2026 the European Commission said it preliminarily believes Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services should be designated gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, even though neither meets the law's numerical thresholds. The Commission calls both an important gateway between businesses and their customers in the EU. The view is preliminary: Amazon and Microsoft can respond before any final designation, which would bring cloud services under DMA obligations.

• Preliminary view only; no final decision yet
• Azure does not meet DMA numerical thresholds; Commission cites it as an important gateway
• Designation would bring cloud services under DMA obligations