Investing in Europe

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220,000+ permanent employees in 2022 (including 150,000+ in the EU alone)

€150 billion investment since 2010 in the European Union (€35+ billion in 2022 alone) and a total of €215 billion since 2010 in Europe

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

275,000+ European SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €17 billion in export sales in 2022

125,000+ EU-based SMEs selling on Amazon stores recorded €12+ billion in export sales in the EU in 2022

650,000+ jobs created until now by European SMEs selling on Amazon (including 250,000 across the EU)

350+ logistics sites across Europe

€20+ billion investment in European SMEs since 2020 (€8+ billion in 2022 alone)

60+ cities with corporate offices

25+ development centres

24 AWS regions and availability zones

50 AWS Edge Network locations

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Europe
Austria
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300+ permanent employees in 2022
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Belgium
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350+ permanent employees in 2022
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Czech Republic
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4,000+ permanent employees in 2022
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France
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20,000+ permanent employees in 2022
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Germany
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36,000+ permanent employees in 2022
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Ireland
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6,500+ permanent employees in 2022
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Italy
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18,000+ permanent employees in 2022
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Luxembourg
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4,250+ full time permanent Amazon employees at our corporate European Headquarters
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Netherlands
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1,250+ permanent employees in 2022
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Poland
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20,000+ full time permanent Amazon employees
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Romania
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3,500+ permanent employees in 2022
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Slovakia
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4,000+ permanent employees in 2022
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Spain
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22,000+ permanent employees in 2022
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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.
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United Kingdom
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75,000 permanent employees in 2022
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Portugal
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1 Corporate Office in Lisbon
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Türkiye
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1,000+ permanent employees in 2022
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Greece
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Amazon Web Services opened its first office in Athens, Greece on January 15, 2021.
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Finland
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100+ permanent employees in 2022
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Hungary
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In 2023 Amazon Web Services opened its first office in Budapest
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Austria
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300+ permanent employees in 2022

€500+ million investment since 2010

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

2 cities with Corporate Offices

4 Delivery Stations

1 Development Centre

1 AWS Edge Location
Belgium
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350+ permanent employees in 2022

7,700 companies and creative professionals building their businesses with Amazon Marketplace, Amazon Web Services and Kindle Direct Publishing

1,200+ 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

1 Corporate Office in Brussels

1 Delivery Station

1 AWS Edge Locations

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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4,000+ permanent employees in 2022

€1.5+ billion investment since 2013

1 Corporate Office in Prague

2 Fulfilment Centres

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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20,000+ permanent employees in 2022

€20 billion+ investment since 2010

€1.7+ billion tax contributions made in 2022

16,000+ French SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €750 million in export sales in 2022

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

5 cities with Corporate Offices

35+ Logistics Sites

3 AWS Regions and Availability Zones

4 AWS Edge Locations

The Amazon.fr Store was launched in 2000

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Germany
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36,000+ permanent employees in 2022

€65+ 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

11 cities with Corporate Offices

100 Logistics Sites

10+ Development Centres

3 AWS Regions and Availability Zones

13 AWS Edge Locations

The Amazon.de store was launched in 1998
Ireland
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6,500+ permanent employees in 2022

1,200+ Irish SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €150 million in export sales in 2022

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

2 cities with Corporate Offices

3 Logistics Sites

3 AWS Regions and Availability Zones

1 AWS Edge Locations

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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18,000+ permanent employees in 2022

4,000+ permanent jobs created in 2022

€16.9+ billion investment since 2010

100,000+ 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

5 cities with Corporate Offices

50+ Logistics Sites

3 AWS Regions and Availability Zones

2 AWS Edge Locations

The Amazon.it store launched in 2010
Luxembourg
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4,250+ full time permanent Amazon employees at our corporate European Headquarters

Several Corporate Offices in Luxembourg City

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Netherlands
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1,250+ permanent employees in 2022

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

2 cities with Corporate Offices

1 Delivery Station

1 Development Centre

2 AWS Edge Locations

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 22+ 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

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

3 cities with Corporate Offices

10 Logistics Sites

2 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
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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22,000+ permanent employees in 2022

€13+ billion investment since 2011

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

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

15,000+ Spanish SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded over €950 million in export sales in 2022

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

40 Logistics Sites across Spain

2 cities with Corporate Offices

2 Development Centre

3 AWS Regions and Availability Zones

2 AWS Edge Locations

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

3 AWS Regions and Availability Zones

3 AWS Edge Locations

Amazon Prime launched in Sweden in 2021
United Kingdom
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75,000 permanent employees in 2022

£56+ billion investment since 2010

£3.6+ billion tax contributions made in 2022

£51 billion of cumulative investments incl. GDP contribution since 2010 (Keystone Strategy research)

100,000+ UK SMEs selling on Amazon that recorded £3.3 billion in export sales in 2022

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

3 AWS Regions and Availability Zones

8 AWS Edge Locations

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 Locations

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

45,000+ Turkish SMEs selling on Amazon recorded over €500 million in export sales in 2022

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, creating 1,000 permanent jobs in the first year
Greece
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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