Investing in Europe

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230,000+ permanent employees in 2024 (including 150,000+ in the EU alone)

€320+ billion investment since 2010 in Europe, including more than €225 billion in the EU (€38+ billion in 2024 alone)

630,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network, including 450,000+ in the European Union (Keystone Strategy research)

260,000+ European SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €21 billion in export sales in 2024

127,000+ EU-based SMEs selling on Amazon stores recorded over €15 billion in export sales in 2024

600,000+ 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 (250+ in EU)

60+ cities with corporate offices

8 AWS regions and availability zones in Europe

30 AWS Edge Network locations in Europe

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Europe
Austria
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400 permanent employees in 2024
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Belgium
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400+ permanent employees in 2024
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Czech Republic
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4,000+ permanent employees in 2024
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France
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24,000+ permanent employees in 2024
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Germany
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40,000+ permanent employees at the end of 2024
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Ireland
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6,500 permanent employees in 2024
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Italy
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19,000 permanent employees by the end of 2024
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Luxembourg
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4,250+ employees at our Europe Headquarters in 2024
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Netherlands
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1,000 permanent employees in 2024
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Poland
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PLN 39.1+ billion investment since 2012 (PLN 8.1+ billion in 2024 alone)
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Romania
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3,000+ permanent employees in 2024
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Slovakia
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3,500+ permanent employees in 2024
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Spain
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28,000+ permanent employees in 2024
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Sweden
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500+ Permanent employees in 2024
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United Kingdom
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75,000 permanent employees in 2023
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Portugal
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1,000+ Portuguese SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €145 million in export sales in 2024
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Türkiye
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1,000+ permanent employees in 2024
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Greece
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1 AWS Edge Location
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Finland
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100+ permanent employees in 2024
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Hungary
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In 2023 Amazon Web Services opened its first office in Budapest
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Switzerland
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400+ permanent employees at the end of 2024
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Austria
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400 permanent employees in 2024

€972+ million investment since 2016 (€256+ million in 2024)

2,500+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

2,400+ Austrian SMEs selling on Amazon have recorded over €590 million in export sales in 2024

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

€952+ million contribution to Austrian GDP since 2016

1 city with Corporate Offices

1 AWS Edge Location
Belgium
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400+ permanent employees in 2024

€825+ million investment since launching in Belgium in 2015 (€339+ million in 2024 alone)

1,400+ Belgian SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €380 million in export sales in 2024

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

2,000+ indirect and direct jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)


€554+ million contribution to German GDP since 2015


1 Corporate Offices in Brussels

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 2024

700+ Czechian SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €200 million in export sales in 2024

€2+ billion (CZK 49.4 billion) investment since 2013

€2+ billion (CZK 50.9 billion) contribution to Czech GDP

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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24,000+ permanent employees in 2024

€30.1 billion+ investment since 2010 (€5.3 billion in 2024)

75,000 indirect and direct jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

€1.7+ billion tax contributions made in 2022

€28 billion contribution to Spanish GDP since 2010

17,000+ French SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €1 billion in export sales in 2024

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

Read our latest blog post to find out more about Amazon's investments in France
Germany
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40,000+ permanent employees at the end of 2024

€91.9+ billion investment since 2010 (€14.3 billion in 2024)

195,000+ indirect and direct jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

45,000+ German SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €5.7 billion in export sales in 2024

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

€82.5+ billion contribution to German GDP since 2010

11 cities with Corporate Offices

100+ Logistics Sites

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 2024

1,000+ Irish SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €170 million in export sales in 2024

€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

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

€25.5+ billion investment since 2010 (€4.8 billion in 2024 alone)

73,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

20,000+ Italian SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €1.2 billion in export sales in 2024.

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

60+ Fulfilment Centres 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 in 2024

€11.1+ billion investment since 2010 (€1.9+ billion in 2024 alone)

150+ Luxembourg SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €40 million in export sales in 2024

Paid €3 billion in employee compensation and benefits since 2010

10,000+ indirect jobs and induced jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

€8.1+ billion contribution to Luxembourg's GDP (€1.3 billion in 2024 alone)

Every euro invested by Amazon in Luxembourg generated an estimated €0.73 in value-added effects

8 Corporate Offices in Luxembourg City

Read our latest blog for more information.
Netherlands
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1,000 permanent employees in 2024

€2.2+ billion investment since 2013 (€519 million in 2024)

4,500+ Dutch SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €1.1 billion in export sales in 2024

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

4,500+ indirect and direct jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

2 cities with Corporate Offices

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.

Latest investment blog here.
Poland
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PLN 39.1+ billion investment since 2012 (PLN 8.1+ billion in 2024 alone)

PLN 39.9+ billion contribution to Polish GDP since 2012 (PLN 5+ billion in 2024 alone)

4,500+ Polish SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over PLN 5.1 billion in export sales in 2024

Over 19,000 direct, 30,000 indirect, and 10,000 induced jobs created between 2012-2024 (Keystone Strategy research)

Over 14,000 jobs created until now by SMEs selling on Amazon to support their business online

Over 90% of Polish SMEs selling on Amazon conducted export sales in 2024, generating over PLN 5.1 billion.

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

3 cities with Corporate Offices

1 AWS Edge Location

The Amazon.pl store was launched in 2021

Read 10 key facts about our impact on the local economy.
Romania
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3,000+ permanent employees in 2024

1,500+ Romanian SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €300 million in export sales in 2024

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 2023 Reporting is available here

Romania Public Country-by-Country 2024 Reporting is available here
Slovakia
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3,500+ permanent employees in 2024

1 Corporate Office in Bratislava

Amazon launched a humanitarian aid hub in Slovakia to help Ukrainian refugees in 2022
Spain
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28,000+ permanent employees in 2024

€22.4+ billion investment since 2010 (€4.7+ billion in 2024 alone)

€23+ 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 €1.3 billion in export sales in 2024

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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500+ Permanent employees in 2024

SEK 30.7 billion investment since 2011 (€9.1 billion in 2024)

6,000+ indirect and direct jobs created through our network (Keystone Strategy research)

Around 1,000 Swedish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €240 million in export sales in 2024


SEK 21.1 billion contribution to German GDP since 2011


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

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.
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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1,000+ Portuguese SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €145 million in export sales in 2024

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 2024

40,000+ Turkish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded €500 million in export sales in 2024

1 Corporate Office in Istanbul

1 Fulfilment Centre

Amazon.com.tr was launched in 2018

Amazon's first fulfilment 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 2024

300+ Finnish SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €50 million in export sales in 2024

2 cities with Corporate Offices

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
Switzerland
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400+ permanent employees at the end of 2024

900+ German SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €140 million in export sales in 2024

3 Cities with corporate offices

1 AWS Cloud Region in Zurich