Amazon India has digitized 2.5 million MSMEs, enabled cumulative exports worth $3 billion and helped create nearly 1 million jobs in India till date. Last year at the inaugural Sambhav Summit, Amazon had announced an investment of $1 billion to digitally enable 10 million MSMEs, enable ecommerce exports worth $10 billion and create 1 million additional jobs in India between 2020 and 2025. The company is on track to fulfill these commitments.
Amit Agarwal, Global Senior Vice-President and Country Head of Amazon India, said,“As the world around us is more digital than ever with the internet and technology becoming an integral part of our lives, we see a massive opportunity to empower millions of SMBs across the country and remain committed for Amazon to be a catalyst for such accelerated progress.”
More than 2.5 million MSMEs work with Amazon in India including sellers, artisans & weavers, delivery & logistics service partners etc. Since January 2020 nearly 250,000 new sellers have joined Amazon.in. Amazon Global Selling is witnessing rapid momentum and there are 70,000+ exporters on the program who have cumulatively crossed $3 billion in exports. In a challenging year where saving livelihoods and creating new jobs was a top priority, Amazon helped create nearly 300,000 direct and indirect jobs across industries. In total, Amazon has helped create over a million direct and indirect jobs in India since 2013.
