Amazon.com, Inc. (/ˈæməzɒn/ AM-ə-zon) is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", and is one of the world's most valuable brands.[6] It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft. amazon early access sale
Logo since January 2000
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Type of site: E-commerce
Available in
Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Owner: Amazon
URL: amazon.com (original U.S. site)
Commercial: Yes
Registration: Optional
Launched: 1995; 27 years ago
Current status: Active
Written in: C++ and Java
Trade name: Amazon
Formerly: Cadabra, Inc. (1994–1995)
Type: Public
Traded: as
Nasdaq: AMZN
Nasdaq-100 component
S&P 100 component
S&P 500 component
ISIN US0231351067
Industry
E-commerceCloud ComputingArtificial intelligenceConsumer electronicsEntertainmentDigital distributionSelf-driving carsSupermarket
Founded July 5, 1994; 28 years ago
Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Founder Jeff Bezos
Headquarters Seattle, Washington and Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Area served Worldwide
Key people
Jeff Bezos
(executive chairman)
Andy Jassy
(president and CEO)
Products
EchoFire TabletFire TVFire OSKindle
Services
Amazon.com
Amazon Alexa
Amazon Appstore
Amazon Luna
Amazon Music
Amazon Pay
Amazon Prime
Revenue Increase US$469.822 billion (2021)
Operating income Increase US$24.879 billion (2021)
Net income Increase US$33.364 billion (2021)
Total assets Increase US$420.549 billion (2021)
Total equity Increase US$138.245 billion (2021)
Owner Jeff Bezos (9.8%)
Number of employees
Decrease 1,523,000 (October 2022)
U.S.: 950,000 (June 2021)
Subsidiaries
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