Amazon is bracing for another significant round of corporate layoffs, possibly mirroring the 14,000 cuts announced last October, according to a Reuters report. The new reductions,expected across multiple divisions including AWS and Prime Video,signal continued restructuring within the tech giant as it navigates economic headwinds and a shifting focus toward artificial intelligence. This move could bring the total number of job losses at Amazon to approximately 30,000, marking the largest layoff plan in the company’s history.
Amazon is preparing to announce a new round of layoffs impacting thousands of employees across multiple divisions, according to a Reuters report. The scale of the cuts is expected to be comparable to the 14,000 job reductions announced last October, potentially bringing the total number of eliminated positions to around 30,000 – marking the largest layoff plan in the company’s history.
Amazon to Cut Thousands More Jobs. E-commerce giant Amazon is poised to announce significant job cuts across several of its business units, Reuters reported. The planned reductions could approach the 14,000 layoffs announced last October, potentially pushing the total number of job losses to approximately 30,000. This would represent the most extensive layoff plan in Amazon’s corporate history.
The Role of AI
The layoffs are expected to affect all divisions, including cloud services (AWS), e-commerce, and Prime Video, with a particular focus on administrative and technical staff. Amazon previously attributed October’s job cuts to its increased adoption of artificial intelligence. Following that announcement, CEO Andy Jassy added that the reductions were also driven by overstaffing that occurred during the pandemic-era hiring surge.
January 23, 2026
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