Round Two Of Amazon Layoffs: 16,000 Employees Sacked; Why Tech Giant Is Cutting Thousands Of Jobs Again? | Companies
January 29, 2026


The latest cuts come as Amazon reassesses its corporate structure amid shifting economic realities and rapid technological change. Reuters had reported last week that the company was preparing a second wave of job reductions as part of a wider plan to remove roughly 30,000 corporate positions. The layoffs are expected to impact teams across Amazon Web Services (AWS), retail operations, Prime Video, and human resources.