Infographic | Behind Amazon's Layoffs: 1.556 Million Employees vs 1 Million Robots

Glonghui, January 30th｜Amazon, the second largest private employer in the United States, recently announced the layoff of 16,000 company employees, following a previous round of 14,000 layoffs in October last year, aiming to streamline the organization and simplify operations. On the other hand, Amazon is rapidly deploying robots. Between 2020 and 2025, the number of robots surged from 265,000 to 1 million, while the number of employees increased from 798,000 to 1.556 million. According to the company report, three-quarters of global delivery tasks are now completed by robots, covering all aspects from handling and loading/unloading to package sorting.