- Industry | - Sector | Mr. Andrew R. Jassy CEO | BCBA Exchange | - ISIN |
United States Country | 1,551,000 Employees | - Last Dividend | 6 Jun 2022 Last Split | - IPO Date |
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational conglomerate that operates in the spheres of e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. With a business model that encompasses online retail, subscription services, and technology innovation, Amazon has established itself as a dominant player both in North America and internationally. The company operates through three principal segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and founded in 1994, Amazon has expanded its footprint globally, engaging in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions through both online platforms and physical stores.
Amazon offers an extensive range of consumer products through its online and physical stores. This includes merchandise purchased for resale and products offered by third-party sellers. The company has implemented various programs to enable sellers and authors to offer their goods and content on its platforms, essentially acting as a large marketplace for goods, digital media, and services.
Through AWS, Amazon provides a broad set of global cloud-based products including compute, storage, databases, analytics, networking, machine learning, and AI, among others. These services cater to developers, enterprises, and governmental organizations, offering scalable and secure computing resources.
Amazon has ventured into the consumer electronics market, designing and manufacturing devices like Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV streaming devices, Echo devices featuring Alexa, and home security products under the Ring, Blink, and eero brands.
The company invests in the development and production of media content. It supports a wide range of content creators including authors, independent publishers, musicians, and filmmakers through programs that facilitate the publishing and selling of their works.
Amazon provides advertising solutions such as sponsored ads, display, and video advertising, catering to the needs of brands and advertisers by leveraging its massive retail platform and extensive customer data.
This membership program offers members access to services like free, fast shipping for eligible purchases, streaming of movies, TV shows, and music, exclusive shopping deals, and more, reinforcing customer loyalty and driving revenue.