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On the Record · Amazon

Amazon layoffs, on the record

Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Amazon reported in its annual reports, 2022 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 1,541,000 to approximately 1,576,000.

Headcount, as reported

Annual reportEmployeesAs of
10-K for 2022approximately 1,541,000December 31, 2022
10-K for 2023approximately 1,525,000December 31, 2023
10-K for 2024approximately 1,556,000December 31, 2024
10-K for 2025approximately 1,576,000December 31, 2025

Job cuts, severance and restructuring

  1. Our summaryAmazon recorded estimated severance costs for 2022, mostly in the fourth quarter, tied mainly to planned role eliminations. For the year ended December 31, 2022 · Affected: planned role eliminations · Cost: approximately $ 720 million, of which $ 640 million was recorded in the fourth quarter

    Word for word“For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded approximately $ 720 million, of which $ 640 million was recorded in the fourth quarter, of estimated severance costs primarily related to planned role eliminations.” 10-K for 2022

  2. Our summaryAmazon recorded estimated severance costs for 2025, mainly tied to planned role eliminations, with most of the charge booked in the third and fourth quarters. For the year ended December 31, 2025 · Affected: planned role eliminations · Cost: approximately $ 2.7 billion

    Word for word“For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded approximately $ 2.7 billion of estimated severance costs primarily related to planned role eliminations, of which $ 1.8 billion was recorded in Q3 2025 and $ 730 million was recorded in the fourth quarter.” 10-K for 2025
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedSeverance costs
2022-12-31$720 million
2025-12-31$2.7 billion

Amazon has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.

Read from Amazon’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023, 10-K for 2022) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-06. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.