Amazon to cut about 16,000 corporate roles in latest layoff wave

Amazon confirms further layoffs — about 16,000 corporate roles impacted

Amazon says it’s eliminating around 16,000 corporate roles as part of an ongoing restructuring, following another wave of corporate cuts in October 2025. For a recent example of our coverage format, see:
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Amazon hasn’t shared a unit-by-unit breakdown (including for gaming-adjacent teams such as Twitch, Prime Gaming, or Amazon Games). In the U.S., affected employees are being given time to seek internal roles before separation, while timelines vary by country.

Sources

GamesIndustry.biz
About Amazon (staff memo)
Reuters

Written by Ronny Fiksdahl, Founder & Editor of Fix Gaming Channel.