Amazon prepares for largest corporate downsizing in its history

Zuko Komisa

Amazon is set to announce historic layoffs affecting an estimated 30,000 corporate employees this week.
The massive job cuts are reported to be the largest in the company’s history, significantly surpassing the 27,000 staff reduction 2022.
This downsizing signals a broader tech industry trend toward AI-driven restructuring and aggressive cost-cutting measures.

Amazon is reportedly set to enact the largest corporate downsizing in its history, with plans to lay off an estimated 30,000 employees.

This massive cut reflects a growing trend of AI-driven restructuring and cost-saving measures sweeping across the tech sector.

The e-commerce giant, which has a global workforce of 1.54 million (including 350,000 corporate staff), is expected to begin notifying affected corporate employees via email on Tuesday morning, according to a report by CNBC.

While Amazon has not yet issued an official statement, the move comes as the tech industry continues to grapple with extensive job reductions.

This new round of cuts would surpass the company’s previous large-scale downsizing in 2022, when over 27,000 staff lost their jobs.

The pending cuts signal a significant strategic shift for the US’s second-largest private employer.