Amazon is expected to make another round of corporate layoffs this week.
Both Reuters and Bloomberg have reported that layoffs could begin within days. Citing the need to streamline its workforce, the e-commerce giant laid off approximately 14,000 global employees in October 2025.
Now, Amazon will reportedly announce it is reducing another 14,000 workers. The cuts may impact employees in its Prime Video, human resources, and Amazon Web Services units. If this happens, the reductions could surpass the record Amazon set in 2023 when the company laid off nearly 27,000 corporate roles.
More details are expected in the coming days.
Investing in ‘what matters most’ to customers
Amazon Human Resources Chief Beth Galetti, in a memo to employees sent in October, wrote that the company was “shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to our customers’ current and future needs.”
After the October 2025 layoffs, Amazon indicated that more layoffs could occur in 2026, while it would continue to hire in key strategic areas
Reuters reported that the latest cuts will be “roughly the same as last year.” The total number of cuts could be the largest in Amazon’s history, exceeding the 27,000 positions it eliminated in 2023 following multiple rounds of layoffs.
Amazon faced backlash over its October 2025 job cuts, which the company attributed to its increasing reliance on AI. In the company’s third-quarter earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy did not mention the cuts and said the company continues “to see strong momentum and growth across Amazon as AI drives meaningful improvements in every corner of our business.”
Jassy further said that “AWS is growing at a pace we haven’t seen since 2022.” However, Jassy told employees in June 2025 that he expected Amazon’s total corporate workforce to shrink over time due to efficiency gains from AI.
Other tech company layoffs
Amazon is not the only technology giant to announce layoffs in January. Meta has laid off between 1,000 and 1,500 workers; Intel announced 24,000 job cuts — about 15% of its workforce; Microsoft cut 15,000 positions; and Ericsson cut 1,600 jobs, in addition to 5,000 layoffs in 2025.
Also read: HP layoffs are part of a multiyear restructuring plan that leans on AI and automation to boost productivity.
