Amazon.com, Inc. is a global technology and e-commerce company best known for its online retail platform that offers millions of products across a wide range of categories including electronics, apparel, home goods and groceries. Alongside its flagship marketplace, Amazon provides third-party seller services, subscription offerings such as Amazon Prime, and an ecosystem of digital content and devices that includes Amazon Music, Prime Video, Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets.
Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Seattle, Washington, the company began as an online bookstore and rapidly expanded to encompass a full spectrum of retail merchandise and services. Over the years, Amazon has pioneered innovations in customer-centric shopping, same-day delivery and fulfillment technologies, shaping the modern digital retail experience and logistics infrastructure.
In addition to commerce, Amazon operates one of the world’s largest cloud computing platforms, Amazon Web Services (AWS), which provides on-demand computing resources, storage and database solutions for businesses, governments and educational institutions. The company’s digital advertising business further enables brands to reach targeted audiences across its websites and apps, while its hardware division continues to develop smart speakers, home automation products and mobile devices.
Headquartered in Seattle, Amazon serves hundreds of millions of customers worldwide through dedicated regional marketplaces in North America, Europe, Asia and other regions. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy, with Jeff Bezos serving as Executive Chair of the board. Amazon’s diversified business model and continual investment in technology and logistics have established it as a dominant force in both retail and cloud services on a global scale.