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I guess this is added global workforce, not US.
by mgraupner 6y ago
I guess this is added global workforce, not US.
- howlgarnish 6y agoI'd imagine the vast majority of that was in the US, since while Amazon operates in many countries, in most it's only a pale shadow of the US juggernaut. For example, in Singapore it's nearly useless for anything except books, and even there local inventory is pretty sad.
- mgraupner 6y agoDon't underestimate Europe, we have a population of about 500 Million people and Amazon is big here too.
- wasmitnetzen 6y agoNowhere near as big as in the US though, and it's only active in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy[1]. They have a total of 341 million people. In 2019, Amazon employed 600 000 people in the US, and only 115 000 in Europe[2]. [1]: The Swedish site did just open, but it's rubbish. [2]: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/files/doc_financials/2020/ar/2019-Annual-Report.pdf https://ir.aboutamazon.com/files/doc_financials/2020/ar/2019...
- cs2733 6y agoFor what it's worth, I'm in Portugal and have ordered from several amazon sites. Mostly it's from the Spanish one which gives free shipping on orders of 29€.
- ma2rten 6y agoAmazon is only in 7 countries in Europe. However, Amazon is in China and India. Both countries have a larger population than the US and EU combined.
- petra 6y agoWhy are they in only 7 countries ? Is it because they won't likely to sucseed ? Or is it just a matter of time until they expand to more countries ?
- johnwalkr 6y agoThey ship throughout Europe from those 7 countries but serve most, if not all, of Europe.
- mrweasel 6y agoBecause why setup a warehouse in Denmark when workers are half the price in Germany and shipping from Germany to Denmark is only marginally more expensive? I suspect the same is true for other countries like The Netherlands and Belgium.