Bhubaneswar, Jan. 28 -- Global tech giant Amazon has announced a new round of layoffs in 2026, cutting approximately 16,000 corporate roles worldwide, taking the company's total corporate workforce reduction close to 30,000 employees over the past few months. The decision has sent shockwaves across the global tech industry, with significant impact expected across multiple divisions, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Prime Video, and Human Resources.

The announcement was made through an internal communication authored by Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology at Amazon, and later published on Amazon News. Galetti stated that the latest layoffs are part of an ongoing organizational restructuring process ...