E-commerce and cloud giant Amazon has confirmed a fresh round of layoffs, cutting around 16,000 jobs globally, with hundreds of employees impacted across its India operations in cities including Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad.
The move marks Amazon’s second major layoff exercise in just three months and takes the company’s total job cuts since late 2025 to nearly 30,000 roles.
Official confirmation and scale of layoffs
Amazon announced the decision on January 28 through a blog post by its Chief People Officer Beth Galetti. She said the reductions would impact approximately 16,000 roles worldwide.
In the United States, affected employees have been given a 90-day window to apply for other internal roles. Timelines in international markets, including India, will vary based on local labour laws.
Why Amazon is cutting jobs
According to the company, the layoffs are part of a broader organisational reset aimed at reducing layers, cutting bureaucracy and increasing ownership across teams. Galetti said several teams completed restructuring only recently, leading to this additional round of job reductions.
Amazon maintained that the move does not signal frequent layoffs, but reflects internal reviews of team structures and efficiency.
Who is impacted
The cuts are largely concentrated in Amazon’s corporate workforce. Teams across technology, retail, Amazon Web Services, Prime Video, media and internal support functions such as human resources have been affected.
While Amazon has not released a country-wise breakdown, India teams have been impacted as part of the global restructuring.
Severance and transition support
Impacted employees have begun receiving official emails outlining severance packages, non-working transition periods, continued benefits, job placement support and up to 12 months of access to AWS Skill Builder.
No further cuts planned, for now
Amazon said it will continue selective hiring in strategic areas such as artificial intelligence and does not plan additional layoffs in the near term. The move comes amid a wider wave of tech layoffs globally as companies recalibrate post-pandemic hiring.