64/100BAmazon.com company profile
- CEO
- Andrew R. Jassy
- Employees
- 1,576,000
- Headquarters
- 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210, US
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- IPO date
- 15 May 1997
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US0231351067
Website:amazon.com
About the company
Amazon.com, Inc. operates a vast global retail enterprise, distributing consumer goods and subscription services through both its extensive online platforms and a network of physical stores across North America and internationally. Its operations are structured into three primary segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company's product offerings encompass both merchandise and content procured for direct resale, alongside items sold by third-party merchants on its platform. Furthermore, the company develops and markets its own range of electronic devices, such as Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and TVs, Ring, Blink, eero, and Echo products. It also invests in the development and production of original media content. Amazon provides various programs designed to enable independent sellers to offer their products, and empowers authors, musicians, filmmakers, Twitch streamers, and app developers to publish and commercialize their content. Beyond this, it delivers a comprehensive suite of cloud computing solutions, including compute, storage, database, analytics, and machine learning services through AWS. The company also offers fulfillment services, advertising solutions, and digital content subscriptions. A key offering is Amazon Prime, its exclusive membership program. Amazon caters to a wide array of clientele, including individual consumers, third-party sellers, software developers, enterprise clients, content creators, and advertisers. Incorporated in 1994, Amazon.com, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Seattle, Washington.
Employees
Amazon.com had about 1,576,000 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 1.3% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Amazon.com
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 67.8% of Amazon.com's shares on 30 June 2026, 6,497 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about Amazon.com
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings