Amazon invests $20 billion in UK in 2025

LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - Amazon ​invested ⁠over £15 billion ($20 billion) ​in Britain in 2025, keeping the e-commerce giant ​on ‌track to deliver its planned £40 billion investment ⁠in the three years to ⁠the end ​of 2027, it said on Wednesday.

Investments in 2025 included the launch of new operational sites, ​expanded ‌studio production facilities and office space, as well as the start of a drone deliveries trial.

Updating on ​its annual UK economic impact and ‌tax disclosure, Amazon also said:

* In 2025, the total revenues of ‌its activities in the UK were more than £30 billion.

* Total taxes borne were ​over £1.3 billion, up over 20% versus 2024. This includes ‌corporation tax, business rates, national insurance and digital services tax.

* It employs around ⁠75,000 ⁠in the UK, making ‌it one of the country's top 10 private sector ​employers.

* ​The UK is Amazon’s ‌third-largest market globally, after the United States and Germany.

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