CHENNAI: Amazon has decided to lay off about 16,000 employees as part of efforts to reduce its administrative costs, said a Daily Thanthi report.
Starting from January 27, 2026, roughly 14,000 to 16,000 employees will be laid off.
The US-based e-commerce company is among the world’s largest firms. Amid economic pressure and the impact of artificial intelligence on business, many companies have been reducing their workforce, and Amazon has continued with layoffs in recent years.
Between 2022 and 2023, Amazon had cut around 27,000 employees for various reasons, and on October 14, 2025, it eliminated about 14,000 positions.
With the latest round of layoffs, Amazon plans to cut a total of about 30,000 corporate jobs in its 30-year history.
The job cuts are expected to affect senior officials and software engineers working in Amazon Web Services, retail, Prime Video and human resources divisions.