The newly-announced reductions take Amazon's total job cuts over the last year to roughly 30,000. Earlier, in 2023, Amazon had announced layoffs affecting 27,000 employees globally. Tech giant Amazon has announced that it will cut as many as 16,000 jobs around the world, in the latest round of mass layoffs at the company. Divisions such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Prime Video, and human resources (HR) are expected to be hit, as per reports. Andy Jassy on layoffsAmazon's chief executive officer (CEO) Andy Jassy has led the company through several rounds of role cuts.

Source: dna January 28, 2026 15:42 UTC