# Amazon's massive same-day delivery expansion plan

> The company aims to build over 1,000 same-day hubs by 2031, reaching 80% of Prime members.
- Title: Amazon's massive same-day delivery expansion plan · Pymnts
- Summary: The company aims to build over 1,000 same-day hubs by 2031, reaching 80% of Prime members. Amazon is investing $6.8 billion to build over 1,000 same-day…
- Keywords: amazon, prime, project mercury, same-day delivery, logistics, ecommerce, united states, delivery hubs, retail, prime air, drone delivery, business
- Source: Pymnts — https://pymnts.com/news/delivery/2026/amazon-plans-same-day-delivery-hubs-near-80percent-united-states-prime-members
- Author: PYMNTS
- Published: 2026-09-16T14:20:53+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: amazon, prime, project mercury, same-day delivery, logistics, ecommerce, united states, delivery hubs, retail, prime air, drone delivery, business
## Over 1,000 same-day hubs coming
Amazon plans to expand from 85 same-day delivery hubs to more than 1,000 by 2031. The initiative is called Project Mercury.
## 80% of Prime members covered
The hubs will be within 10 miles of 80% of U.S. Prime subscribers. Internal documents show this is the project's geographic goal.
## $6.8 billion investment planned
Amazon will spend $6.8 billion on same-day capacity this year and next. The company forecasts $7.1 billion in value over a decade.
## 8 billion fast deliveries in 2025
Amazon delivered over 8 billion items same or next day to U.S. Prime members in 2025. That's a 30% increase from the previous year.

> That said, it's no secret that we're focused on delivering faster for customers, and the expansion of our same-day delivery network is playing a big role in that.
## Expansion into rural America
Same-day and next-day delivery reached over 4,000 small cities, towns and rural areas across 44 states during 2025.
## Drone delivery scaling up fast
Amazon hopes to offer drone deliveries in nearly 500 U.S. communities by year's end. That's a sixfold increase for Prime Air service.
## Key takeaway

Amazon is investing $6.8 billion to build over 1,000 same-day delivery hubs by 2031, placing them within 10 miles of 80% of U.S. Prime subscribers.