Company profile

Amazon

Cloud + Commerce · Seattle, United States

1,550,000 employees 4 layoff events 64,000 roles cut

100

AI hypocrisy score

100/100

AI cited in a public layoff reasonAI is part of the product surfaceAI investment is disclosedTwo or more layoff events are trackedOne layoff event exceeded 1,000 roles

Company facts

Ticker	AMZN
Domain	amazon.com
Industry	Cloud + Commerce
HQ	Seattle, United States
Employees	1,550,000
AI investment	$8,000,000,000
AI in products	Yes

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Score breakdown

What drives Amazon's score

AI cited in a public layoff reason ?

Active

+40

AI is part of the product surface ?

Active

+20

AI investment is disclosed ?

Active

+20

Two or more layoff events are tracked ?

Active

+10

One layoff event exceeded 1,000 roles ?

Active

+10

Layoff history

Tracked events

28 Jan 2026 AI-cited Score 100/100

Elimination of managerial layers ahead of AI-led reorganisation

16,000

28 Jan 2026

This is Amazon's second layoff after the company cut 14,000 corporate jobs in October.

16,000

28 Oct 2025 AI-cited Score 100/100

Amazon said on Tuesday that it plans to reduce its corporate workforce by 14,000 jobs as it seeks to reduce bureaucracy, remove layers, and invest more in its AI strategy.

14,000

18 Jan 2023

Overhiring during pandemic growth; cost reset for post-stimulus slowdown

18,000

1.2%