How many Amazon Locker locations are there? (2026 data)
There are an estimated 100,000+ Amazon Locker and Hub pickup locations worldwide as of 2026, with roughly 40,000 to 41,000 locker kiosks in the United States alone. Amazon’s network spans at least 13 countries across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East, making it the largest branded parcel locker network on the planet.
Below, we break down the exact numbers by country and year, trace Amazon’s locker growth from a quiet 2011 pilot to a global logistics infrastructure, and compare it against the broader smart locker market.
Numbers at a glance
- 100,000+ total Amazon Locker, Counter, and Hub pickup sites worldwide (2026 estimate, combining Lockers and staffed Counter locations). — HomeThreads, Amazon
- 40,000–41,000 locker kiosks in the United States, covering 900+ cities. — CSP Daily News, LockerMap
- Amazon Lockers launched in September 2011 with pilot installations in New York City, Seattle, and London.
- By June 2018, the network had reached 2,800+ locations in 70+ cities.
- Amazon celebrated the installation of its 40,000th locker in September 2023.
- The global smart parcel locker market is valued at approximately $1.08 billion (2024) and is projected to reach $2.90 billion by 2033 at a 11.9% CAGR. — Grand View Research
- An estimated 104 million packages were stolen from U.S. porches in 2024, costing consumers $12–$15.7 billion — a key driver of locker adoption. — Security.org, Omnisend
- Amazon Lockers are available in 13 countries: the U.S., Canada, Mexico, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Japan, Australia, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
Amazon Locker growth timeline (2011–2026)
Amazon’s locker program grew slowly in its first half-decade, then accelerated dramatically after 2017 — powered by the Whole Foods acquisition, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a broader strategic push into last-mile delivery infrastructure.
The inflection point came between 2018 and 2023. In five years, Amazon went from roughly 2,800 U.S. locations to more than 40,000 — a 14x increase. The pandemic played a large role, as contactless pickup became both a safety measure and a consumer preference. Amazon also began deploying Hub Locker+ (a staffed variant for oversized items and box-free returns) and aggressively expanding its Counter program with retail partners like Rite Aid, GNC, and Health Mart.
Amazon Locker locations by country
Amazon Hub services (Locker, Counter, and Apartment Locker) are currently available in 13 countries. The United States accounts for the majority of installations, but Amazon has been expanding its European and Asia-Pacific footprint steadily.
Note: Turkey also offers Amazon Hub Counter service. Amazon does not publish a consolidated global location count broken down by country. Figures sourced from LockerMap, Amazon Hub, and industry reports.
Types of Amazon pickup locations
Amazon operates three distinct pickup formats under its Hub umbrella. Understanding the differences matters because aggregate location counts sometimes blend all three together, which can cause confusion between sources.
Amazon Locker is the original self-service format. These bright orange kiosks sit inside retail stores, grocery chains, and gas stations. Customers enter a pickup code or scan a barcode, and the appropriate compartment opens. Most Lockers are available 24/7, though some follow their host store’s operating hours.
Amazon Hub Counter launched in 2019 as a staffed alternative. Packages are held behind the counter at participating retailers like Rite Aid (which started with 100 locations and expanded to 650+), GNC, Health Mart, and Stage Stores. The employee scans the customer’s barcode and hands over the package. Counter is available in all 13 Amazon Hub countries.
Amazon Hub Apartment Locker is designed for multi-family residential buildings. Unlike standard Lockers, Apartment Lockers accept packages from any carrier — not just Amazon. Amazon installs and maintains them at no cost to the property. The format entered beta in 2017 and became widely available in 2018.
Key retail partners hosting Amazon Lockers
Amazon has built its locker network by partnering with established brick-and-mortar retailers. The arrangement is free for the host business — Amazon covers manufacturing, shipping, installation, and maintenance, and pays the retailer a hosting stipend. In exchange, the retailer benefits from increased foot traffic.
Major retail partners & venue types
Additional venue types include gas stations (Shell in Germany), apartment buildings, universities (the University of Warwick hosts the world’s largest single locker unit with 115 compartments), offices, shopping centers, and transit hubs. In France, Amazon partnered with SNCF to deploy Lockers across more than 980 train stations.
Why Amazon Lockers keep growing: the porch piracy problem
Package theft is one of the strongest tailwinds behind locker adoption. According to Security.org, an estimated 104 million packages were stolen from U.S. porches in 2024, costing consumers somewhere between $12 billion (Security.org) and $15.7 billion (Omnisend). Nearly 1 in 4 American adults reported having a package stolen in the past year.
Lockers eliminate the porch entirely. Packages go directly into a secured compartment that can only be opened with a unique six-digit code or barcode scan. For urban apartment dwellers and frequent online shoppers, this solves both the theft problem and the “missed delivery” problem in one step.
The broader smart parcel locker market
Amazon isn’t the only player building out parcel locker infrastructure. The global smart parcel locker market was valued at approximately $1.08 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $2.90 billion by 2033, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9%, according to Grand View Research.
Beyond Amazon, key competitors include InPost (one of Europe’s largest locker networks, now expanding to the U.S.), Parcel Pending by Quadient, Cleveron, LUXER, and carrier-specific programs from UPS (Access Points) and FedEx (OnSite), which together operate an estimated 45,000–50,000 lockers in the U.S.
North America accounted for 34.3% of global market revenue in 2023, but Asia-Pacific is the fastest-growing region at a projected 12.5% CAGR, driven by high urbanization rates and the dominance of e-commerce giants like Alibaba, JD.com, and Pinduoduo. The outdoor locker segment is expected to grow fastest at 12.8% CAGR.
Amazon Locker capacity and technology
Amazon has invested heavily in optimizing the throughput of existing lockers using machine learning. According to a 2023 study published in the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, Amazon’s ML-driven capacity management system increased throughput by 15% in the U.S. and UK, and by as much as 50% in smaller European markets like Italy and Spain. This means each individual locker compartment handles more packages per day, effectively increasing network capacity without installing new hardware.
The company has also begun testing solar-powered locker units designed for residential neighborhoods — potentially enabling installations in locations without access to mains electricity. This signals a shift from purely retail-hosted locations toward standalone, community-level infrastructure.
Frequently asked questions
How many Amazon Lockers are there in the United States?
There are approximately 40,000 to 41,000 Amazon Locker kiosks in the United States as of 2026, covering more than 900 cities and towns. This figure counts self-service locker units and does not include staffed Counter locations, which would push the total higher.
How many Amazon Lockers are there worldwide?
Amazon operates an estimated 100,000+ pickup locations globally when combining Lockers, Hub Counters, and Apartment Lockers. The self-service locker count alone is estimated at roughly 40,000 units worldwide according to LockerMap data, though discrepancies exist between sources depending on whether they include Counters and Apartment Lockers.
Is it free to use an Amazon Locker?
Yes. There is no additional charge for delivering to an Amazon Locker. Eligible items display a locker delivery option at checkout. Amazon also covers all costs of installing and maintaining Lockers at host locations — the host business pays nothing.
How long can you leave a package in an Amazon Locker?
Amazon gives customers three calendar days to pick up their package. After that, the package is returned to Amazon and the customer receives a refund.
What’s the difference between Amazon Locker and Amazon Counter?
Amazon Locker is a self-service kiosk — you scan a code and the compartment opens automatically. Amazon Counter is a staffed pickup point at a retail partner’s store — an employee scans your barcode and hands you the package. Both are free to use and are part of the Amazon Hub network.
Which countries have Amazon Lockers?
Amazon Hub Locker is available in 12 countries: the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Japan, Australia, and the UAE. Amazon Hub Counter adds Turkey and Saudi Arabia to the list.
Can Amazon Lockers accept returns?
Yes. Most Amazon Lockers accept box-free returns on eligible items. Amazon’s Hub Locker+ variant, which is staffed, also handles oversized items and returns that require repackaging.
How big is the smart parcel locker market?
The global smart parcel locker market was valued at approximately $1.08 billion in 2024. Grand View Research projects it will reach $2.90 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 11.9%. Amazon’s network is the single largest contributor to this market in North America.
Final thoughts
Amazon’s locker network has grown from a quiet three-city experiment in 2011 to a global infrastructure of 100,000+ pickup points across 13 countries. In the U.S. alone, the company went from 2,800 locations in 2018 to more than 40,000 by 2023 — one of the fastest physical infrastructure rollouts in e-commerce history.
The growth isn’t slowing down. Package theft continues to worsen, e-commerce volumes keep climbing, and consumers increasingly value the convenience of picking up packages on their own schedule. Amazon’s shift toward solar-powered and residential locker units suggests the next phase of expansion will push beyond retail storefronts and into neighborhoods directly.
For businesses considering hosting a locker, the economics are straightforward: Amazon covers all costs and pays a stipend, while the host gets more foot traffic. For consumers, the service solves the twin problems of missed deliveries and package theft with zero additional cost. As the broader smart locker market heads toward $2.9 billion by 2033, Amazon’s head start gives it a dominant position that competitors will struggle to match.
Sources & methodology
Methodology note: Amazon does not publish a single consolidated count of its global locker network. Figures in this article are assembled from Amazon’s public statements, third-party trackers (LockerMap), academic research (INFORMS, PMC), industry publications, and market research firms. Where sources conflict, we note the discrepancy and provide the range. “100,000+ global locations” is the broadest estimate and includes Lockers, Counters, and Apartment Lockers combined. The narrower “40,000” figure refers specifically to self-service locker kiosks tracked by LockerMap. All market projections are from the research firms cited and were current at time of publication.
- HomeThreads — Amazon Locker locations guide (2026)
- CSP Daily News — Amazon ramping up locker rollout
- LockerMap — Global locker location tracking and mapping
- SupplyChainBrain — Delivery locker proliferation analysis
- Amazon Hub — Official host-a-locker program page
- Parcel Tracker — Amazon Locker usage guide
- INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics — Amazon Locker capacity management study (2023)
- Grand View Research — Smart parcel locker market report (2024–2033)
- Precedence Research — Smart parcel locker market size (2025–2035)
- Security.org — 2025 package theft annual report
- Omnisend — Package theft in America (2024)
- SafeWise — 2025 U.S. package theft report
- About Amazon EU — SNCF train station locker partnership
- Retail Dive — Amazon expanding locker pickup in Europe
- TechCrunch — Amazon Counter expansion (2019)
- GeekWire — Amazon Counter launch with Rite Aid
- PMC / NIH — Spatial accessibility study of Amazon parcel lockers (2022)
