Amazon number of employees

Amazon reported 1,576,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, up 20,000 (1.3%) on the year before. That compares with 1,608,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $454,901.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	1,576,000	+20,000 (1.3%)	$454,901	10-K, filed February 6, 2026
December 31, 2024	1,556,000	+31,000 (2.0%)	$409,999	10-K, filed February 7, 2025
December 31, 2023	1,525,000	−16,000 (1.0%)	$376,908	10-K, filed February 2, 2024
December 31, 2022	1,541,000	−67,000 (4.2%)	$333,539	10-K, filed February 3, 2023
December 31, 2021	1,608,000	—	$292,178	10-K, filed February 4, 2022

What the annual reports say

As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 1,576,000 full-time and part-time employees. 2025 annual report
As of December 31, 2024, we employed approximately 1,556,000 full-time and part-time employees. 2024 annual report
As of December 31, 2023, we employed approximately 1,525,000 full-time and part-time employees. 2023 annual report
As of December 31, 2022, we employed approximately 1,541,000 full-time and part-time employees. 2022 annual report
As of December 31, 2021, we employed approximately 1,608,000 full-time and part-time employees. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from Amazon's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Amazon.