Investing in Europe

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225,000+ permanent employees in 2023 (including 150,000+ in the EU alone)

€250+ billion investment since 2010 in Europe, including more than €180 billion in the EU (€30+ billion in 2023 alone)

550,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network, including 400,000+ in the European Union (Keystone Strategy research)

280,000+ European SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €20 billion in export sales in 2023

127,000+ EU-based SMEs selling on Amazon stores recorded €14+ billion in export sales in the EU in 2023

700,000+ jobs created until now by European SMEs selling on Amazon (including 350,000 across the EU) to support their business online

350+ logistics sites across Europe

60+ cities with corporate offices

25+ development centres

8 AWS regions and availability zones in Europe

30 AWS Edge Network locations in Europe

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Austria
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300+ permanent employees in 2023

€715+ million investment since 2016 (€205+ million in 2023)

1,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

2,500+ Austrian SMEs selling on Amazon have recorded over €610 million in export sales in 2023

10,000+ jobs created until now by Austrian SMEs selling on Amazon to support their business online

€570+ million contribution to Austrian GDP since 2016

1 city with Corporate Offices

4 Delivery Stations

4 Distribution Centres

1 AWS Edge Location
Belgium
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350+ permanent employees in 2023

€450+ million investment since launching in Belgium (€250+ million in 2023 alone)

1,400+ Belgian SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €350 million in export sales in 2023

3,000+ jobs created until now by Belgian SMEs selling on Amazon to support their business online

1 Corporate Offices in Brussels

1 Development Centre in Hamme

1 Delivery Station

1 AWS Edge Location

Amazon.com.be was launched in 2022. Belgian customers can shop a vast selection of over 400 million products across more than 30 categories with Prime.

As part of our commitment to connect local customers with local businesses, we also launched the “Brands of Belgium” store, where more than 100 Belgian sellers are currently selling their products to local and international customers.
Czech Republic
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4,000+ permanent employees in 2023

€1.6+ billion investment since 2013

1 Corporate Office in Prague

1 Fulfilment Centre

1 Robotics Centre

1 AWS Edge Locations

In 2021, Amazon Web Services (AWS) opened its first office in Prague, as part of ongoing investments in Central Eastern Europe to support the growing number of customers and partners in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
France
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22,000+ permanent employees in 2023

€20 billion+ investment since 2010

€1.7+ billion tax contributions made in 2022

16,000+ French SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €900 million in export sales in 2023

35,000+ jobs created by SMEs to support their business online

5 cities with Corporate Offices

35+ Logistics Sites

1 AWS Region (Paris) with 3 Availability Zones (data centres)

2 AWS Edge Locations

The Amazon.fr Store was launched in 2000

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Germany
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40,000+ permanent employees at the end of 2024

€77+ billion investment since 2010

110,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

47,000+ German SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €5.5 billion in export sales in 2023

170,000+ jobs created until now to support German SMEs selling on Amazon

€50+ billion contribution to German GDP since 2010

11 cities with Corporate Offices

100 Logistics Sites

10+ Development Centres

1 AWS Region (Frankfurt) with 3 Availability Zones (data centres)

5 AWS Edge Locations

The Amazon.de store was launched in 1998
Ireland
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6,500+ permanent employees in 2023

1,000+ Irish SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €170 million in export sales in 2023

€22+ billion investment since 2004 (€3+ billion investment in 2023)

2,500+ jobs created until now by Irish SMEs selling on Amazon to support their online business

2 cities with Corporate Offices

3 Logistics Sites

1 AWS Region (Dublin) with 3 Availability Zones (data centres)

1 AWS Edge Locations

Amazon is launching a new online store in Ireland, Amazon.ie, in 2025

Amazon opened its first fulfilment centre in Ireland in 2022

AWS projects: The launch of the first Think Big Space; neighborhood projects for local communities launched and expanded with the support of the AWS InCommunities Fund
Italy
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19,000 permanent employees by the end of 2024

4,000+ permanent jobs created in 2022

€20+ billion investment since 2010 (€4 billion in 2023 alone)

46,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

21,000+ Italian SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €1.2 billion in export sales in 2023. We had a pledge to support Italian SMEs' annual sales growth to reach €1.2 billion by 2025.

60,000+ jobs created until now by Italian SMEs selling on Amazon to support their business online

60+ Fulfillment Centers across Italy

5 cities with Corporate Offices

50+ Logistics Sites

1 AWS Region (Milan) with 3 Availability Zones (data centres)

3 AWS Edge Locations

The Amazon.it store launched in 2010
Luxembourg
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4,250+ employees at our Europe Headquarters

€9+ billion investment since 2010 (€1+ billion in 2023 alone)

Paid €3 billion in employee compensation and benefits since 2010

6,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

€3.5+ billion contribution to Luxembourg's GDP (€758+ million in 2023 alone)

Every euro invested by Amazon in Luxembourg generated an estimated €0.77 in value-added effects

7 Corporate Offices in Luxembourg City

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Netherlands
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1,000 permanent employees in 2023

4,500+ Dutch SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €1 billion in export sales in 2023

12,000+ jobs created until now by Dutch SMEs selling on Amazon to support their business online

2 cities with Corporate Offices

1 Delivery Station

1 Development Centre

1 AWS Edge Location

Amazon.nl was launched in 2020 with Prime in the Netherlands. Dutch customers can shop a vast selection of over 100 million products across more than 30 categories with Prime.
Poland
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20,000+ full time permanent Amazon employees

PLN 30+ billion investment since 2012

PLN 31+ billion contribution to Polish GDP since 2012 (PLN 6.5+ billion in 2023 alone)

70,000 indirect jobs created between 2012-2023 (Keystone Strategy research)

Over 90% of Polish SMEs selling on Amazon conducted export sales in 2023, generating over PLN 4.7 billion.

13,000+ jobs created until now by SMEs selling on Amazon to support their business online

Amazon has launched its second humanitarian aid hub in Poland to help Ukrainian refugees

3 cities with Corporate Offices

11 Logistics Sites

3 Development Centres

1 AWS Edge Location

The Amazon.pl store was launched in 2021
Romania
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3,500+ permanent employees in 2022

1,750+ Romanian SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €190 million in export sales in 2021

3 cities with Corporate Offices

4 Development Centres

1 AWS Edge Location

In 2021, Amazon Web Services (AWS) opened a new office in Bucharest

In 2023, we opened a new office in Iași

In 2024, we opened a new games development studio in Bucharest

Romania Public Country-by-Country Reporting is available here
Slovakia
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4,000+ permanent employees in 2022

1 Corporate Office in Bratislava

Amazon launched a humanitarian aid hub in Slovakia to help Ukrainian refugees in 2022
Spain
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25,000+ permanent employees in 2023

€17.5+ billion investment since 2010 (€3.4+ billion in 2023 alone)

€13+ billion contribution to Spanish GDP since 2010

88,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

17,000+ Spanish SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €1 billion in export sales in 2023

45,000+ jobs created until now by Spanish SMEs selling on Amazon to support their business online

40 Logistics Sites across Spain

2 cities with Corporate Offices

2 Development Centres

2 Edge Locations

1 AWS Region Spain (Aragón) with 3 Availability Zones (data centres)

The Amazon.es Store launched in 2011
Sweden
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Amazon.se was launched in 2020. Swedish customers can shop a vast selection of over 550 million products across more than 30 categories with Prime.

500+ Permanent employees in 2022

Around 1,000 Swedish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €150 million in export sales in 2021

2,000+ jobs created until now by Swedish SMEs selling on Amazon

2 cities with Corporate Offices

1 AWS Region (Stockholm) with 3 Availability Zones (data centres)

1 AWS Edge Location

Amazon Prime launched in Sweden in 2021
United Kingdom
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75,000 permanent employees in 2023

£64+ billion investment since 2010 (£12+ billion investment in 2023)

£4.3+ billion tax contributions made in 2023

£51 billion of cumulative investments incl. GDP contribution since 2010 (Keystone Strategy research) (£10 billion contribution to UK GDP in 2023)

100,000+ UK SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded £3.8 billion in export sales in 2023

250,000+ jobs created until now by UK SMEs selling on Amazon

6 cities with Corporate Offices

100+ Logistics Sites across the UK

4 Development Centres

1 AWS Region (London) with 3 Availability Zones (data centres)

2 AWS Edge Locations

25+ fulfilment centres

18 on-site solar projects powering our facilities across the UK, and plans to more than double the number of projects by 2024

The Amazon.co.uk Store launched in 1998
Portugal
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1 Corporate Office in Lisbon

1 AWS Edge Location

Read about our first AWS office launched in Lisbon, Portugal, where the office supports organizations of all sizes, from startups and public sector agencies, to some of the country’s oldest and most established enterprises, as they make the transition to the AWS Cloud.

Read our latest press release for more information.
Türkiye
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1,000+ permanent employees in 2022

50,000+ Turkish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded TRY21+ billion (€573 million) in export sales in 2023

1 Corporate Office in Istanbul

1 Fulfilment Centre

Amazon.com.tr was launched in 2018

Amazon's first fulfillment centre in Türkiye opened in September 2022
Greece
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1 AWS Edge Location

Amazon Web Services opened its first office in Athens, Greece on January 15, 2021.
Finland
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100+ permanent employees in 2022

2 cities with Corporate Offices

1 Development Centre

1 AWS Edge Location

We’ve announced the creation of a new Amazon Scout Development Centre in Helsinki, Finland focused on autonomous delivery technology
Hungary
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In 2023 Amazon Web Services opened its first office in Budapest

1 AWS Edge Location