5 Biggest Companies in the World by Employees

2. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Total number of employees in 2021: 1,608,000

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the largest conglomerates in the world, and when most businesses were letting people go during the pandemic, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) looked to hire 100,000 people in September 2020 in what was its fourth such hiring spree during the pandemic, as demand for online shopping surged exponentially. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has faced severe criticism for several years for the treatment of its employees, with allegations stating that the company doesn’t even allow bathroom breaks for its employees. One of the most serious incidents regarding Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) treatment of employees was when they were forced to stay in the warehouse, while a tornado warning was in effect, resulting in the deaths of six workers.

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