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Amazon layoffs

We've tracked 7 rounds of Amazon layoffs between Nov 2022 and Oct 2026, affecting 58,500 people in total. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

59K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

7

Nov 2022 → Oct 2026

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −1,000

    Amazon is cutting under 1,000 corporate jobs primarily in its Stores unit.

    Source: The Financial Express

  2. −16,000

    Cut about 16,000 corporate roles, its second round since October 2025, saying it was reducing layers and removing bureaucracy.

    Source: Amazon

  3. −14,000(4% of workforce)

    Amazon cut about 14,000 corporate roles, about 4% of its corporate workforce; its HR chief's memo cited AI, but CEO Andy Jassy later said the cuts were about culture, not AI or finances.

    Source: CNBC

  4. −500

    Twitch cut roughly 500 jobs, about 35% of its staff, and Prime Video and MGM Studios laid off several hundred more; Amazon gave no combined total, so the count covers Twitch only.

    Source: TechCrunch

  5. −9,000

    Second wave after the 18,000 roles announced in January, mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising and Twitch.

    Source: Company blog

  6. −18,000(1% of workforce)

    Just over 18,000 roles including cuts first announced in November 2022, with the majority in the Amazon Stores and PXT organizations; Bloomberg called it the biggest reduction in the company's history.

    Source: Company blog

  7. −Undisclosed

    Amazon confirmed job cuts in its Devices and Books businesses without giving a number; the New York Times had reported a plan for about 10,000, and the cuts were later included in the 18,000 total announced in January 2023.

    Source: Amazon (Andy Jassy note)

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