Investing in Europe

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200,000+ permanent employees in 2021

65,000+ jobs created in 2021

€142+ billion investment since 2010

€290+ billion of cumulative investments incl. GDP contribution since 2010 (Keystone Strategy research)

475,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

225,000+ European SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €14.5 billion in export sales in 2021

650,000+ jobs created until now by European SMEs selling on Amazon

650,000+ European entrepreneurs benefitted from our free digitization programs to digitize and grow their business

1.1+ million independent sellers, authors, content creators, delivery providers, developers and IT solution providers across Europe

250+ fulfillment, delivery, and sortation centers across Europe. We have more than doubled our fulfillment capacity in 2021.

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Austria
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€330+ million investment since 2016
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Belgium
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7,700 companies and creative professionals building their businesses with Amazon Marketplace, Amazon Web Services and Kindle Direct Publishing
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Czech Republic
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7,000+ permanent employees in 2021
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France
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18,500+ permanent employees in 2021
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Germany
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30,000+ permanent employees in 2021
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Ireland
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6,500+ permanent employees in 2021
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Italy
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17,000+ permanent employees in 2021
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Luxembourg
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4,000+ full time permanent Amazon employees at our corporate European Headquarters
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Netherlands
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700+ permanent employees in 2021
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Poland
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25,000+ full time permanent Amazon employees
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Romania
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3,000+ permanent employees in 2021
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Slovakia
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4,000+ permanent employees in 2021
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Spain
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18,000+ permanent employees in 2021
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Sweden
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Amazon.se was launched in 2020. Swedish customers can shop a vast selection of over 120 million products across more than 30 categories with Prime.
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United Kingdom
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70,000+ permanent employees in 2021
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Portugal
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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.
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TĂĽrkiye
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Amazon.com.tr was launched in 2018
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Greece
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) opened its first office in Athens, Greece on January 15, 2021.
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Finland
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We’ve announced the creation of a new Amazon Scout Development Center in Helsinki, Finland focused on autonomous delivery technology
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Austria
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€330+ million investment since 2016

2,500+ Austrian SMEs selling on Amazon have recorded over €500 million in export sales in 2021

10,000+ jobs created until now by Austrian SMEs selling on Amazon
Belgium
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7,700 companies and creative professionals building their businesses with Amazon Marketplace, Amazon Web Services and Kindle Direct Publishing

1,000+ Belgian SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €170 million in export sales in 2021

3,500+ jobs created until now by Belgian SMEs selling on Amazon

Amazon.com.be was launched in 2022. Belgian customers can shop a vast selection of over 180 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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7,000+ permanent employees in 2021

CZK 26.4+ billion invested since 2013

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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18,500+ permanent employees in 2021

4,000+ jobs created in 2021

€16 billion+ investment since 2010

€1+ billion tax contributions made in 2021

13,000+ French SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €600 million in export sales in 2021

35,000+ jobs created until now to support SMEs selling on Amazon

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Germany
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30,000+ permanent employees in 2021

€48.5+ billion investment since 2010

€51.4 billion of cumulative investments incl. GDP contribution since 2010 (Keystone Strategy research)

140,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

45,000+ German SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €14.5 billion in export sales in 2021

160,000+ jobs created until now to support German SMEs selling on Amazon
Ireland
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6,500+ permanent employees in 2021

1,200+ Irish SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €120 million in export sales in 2021

3,500+ jobs created until now by Irish SMEs selling on Amazon

Amazon opened its first fulfillment center 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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17,000+ permanent employees in 2021

3,000+ permanent jobs created in 2021

€12.6+ billion investment since 2010

48,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

20,000+ Italian SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €800 million in export sales in 2021. We have 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

60+ Fulfillment Centers across Italy
Luxembourg
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4,000+ full time permanent Amazon employees at our corporate European Headquarters

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Netherlands
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700+ permanent employees in 2021

4,000+ Dutch SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €750 million in export sales in 2021

10,000+ jobs created until now by Dutch SMEs selling on Amazon

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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25,000+ full time permanent Amazon employees

PLN 18.5+ billion investment since 2012

PLN 20+ billion of cumulative investments incl. GDP contribution since 2012 (Keystone Strategy research)

35,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Strategy research)

3,500+ Polish SMEs selling on Amazon, that recorded over PLN 3.4 billion in export sales in 2021

12,000+ jobs created until now by SMEs selling on Amazon

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Amazon has launched its second humanitarian aid hub in Poland to help Ukrainian refugees
Romania
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3,000+ permanent employees in 2021

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

In 2021, Amazon Web Services (AWS) opened a new office in Bucharest
Slovakia
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4,000+ permanent employees in 2021

Amazon launched a humanitarian aid hub in Slovakia to help Ukrainian refugees in 2022
Spain
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18,000+ permanent employees in 2021

6,000+ permanent jobs created in 2021

€10.5+ billion investment since 2011

€11+ billion of cumulative investments incl. GDP contribution since 2011 (Keystone Strategy research)

53,000+ indirect jobs created through our supply-chain network (Keystone Streategy research)

13,000+ Spanish SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €850 million in export sales in 2021

35,000+ jobs created until now by Spanish SMEs selling on Amazon

40 Fulfillment Centers across Spain
Sweden
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Amazon.se was launched in 2020. Swedish customers can shop a vast selection of over 120 million products across more than 30 categories with Prime.

Around 1,000 Swedish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €100 million in export sales in 2021

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

The new AWS EU (Stockholm) Region launched in December 2018 and offers three Availability Zones

Amazon Prime launched in Sweden in 2021
United Kingdom
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70,000+ permanent employees in 2021

25,000 jobs created in 2021

ÂŁ43+ billion investment since 2010

ÂŁ2.77+ billion tax contributions made in 2021

ÂŁ51 billion of cumulative investments incl. GDP contribution since 2010 (Keystone Strategy research)

85,000+ UK SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded ÂŁ3.1 billion in export sales in 2021

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

Over 20 Fulfillment Centers across the UK. We also have 18 on-site solar projects powering our facilities across the UK, and plans to more than double the number of projects by 2024.

Read our latest blog post to find out more about Amazon's investments in the UK
Portugal
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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.
TĂĽrkiye
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Amazon.com.tr was launched in 2018

25,000+ Turkish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €300 million in export sales in 2021

35,000+ jobs created until now by Turkish SMEs selling on Amazon

Amazon's first fulfillment center in TĂĽrkiye opened in September 2022, creating 1,000 permanent jobs in the first year
Greece
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) opened its first office in Athens, Greece on January 15, 2021.

Read our latest press release for more information
Finland
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We’ve announced the creation of a new Amazon Scout Development Center in Helsinki, Finland focused on autonomous delivery technology

Read our latest press release for more information