In 2024, the annual operating income of Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) business amounted to approximately 24.9 billion U.S. dollars, up from the previous year. Despite being primarily known as an online retailer, the company's cloud business AWS generated the most operating profit out of all the key operations segments. Being one of the main cloud providers, AWS counts several big tech groups among its spenders – from Netflix to Adobe, and from Sony to X. Amazon’s most challenging business As figures on annual operating income show, Amazon reported negative profit in the international segment over the last three financial years. According to the company itself, this is mainly related to the higher financial risks that running a business brings internationally. Outside of North America, Amazon must comply with multiple government regulations and legal systems, compete with other players, and manage logistics operations where transport infrastructure is still lacking. Amazon’s issues in India Together with China, India is one of the most challenging markets for Amazon. Here, Amazon’s revenue has increased to nearly 222 billion Indian rupees – roughly 2.6 billion U.S. dollars. The consumer base has grown, and Amazon has managed to outdo other competitors in the Indian market. However, the activity of e-commerce giant has been under the scrutiny of institutions and trade unions due to the poor conditions of warehouse workers in Amazon’s facilities.

In 2024, Amazon's net revenue from subscription services segment amounted to 44.37 billion U.S. dollars. Subscription services include Amazon Prime, for which Amazon reported 200 million paying members worldwide at the end of 2020. The AWS category generated 107.56 billion U.S. dollars in annual sales. During the most recently reported fiscal year, the company’s net revenue amounted to 638 billion U.S. dollars. Amazon revenue segments Amazon is one of the biggest online companies worldwide. In 2019, the company’s revenue increased by 21 percent, compared to Google’s revenue growth during the same fiscal period, which was just 18 percent. The majority of Amazon’s net sales are generated through its North American business segment, which accounted for 236.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. The United States are the company’s leading market, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom. Business segment: Amazon Web Services Amazon Web Services, commonly referred to as AWS, is one of the strongest-growing business segments of Amazon. AWS is a cloud computing service that provides individuals, companies and governments with a wide range of computing, networking, storage, database, analytics and application services, among many others. As of the third quarter of 2020, AWS accounted for approximately 32 percent of the global cloud infrastructure services vendor market.

For the first time in almost a decade, online retail platform Amazon reported a net loss of *** billion U.S. dollars in 2022. After that, in the fiscal year ending December 31st 2024, the net income amounted to **** billion U.S. dollars. Amazon Web Services Amazon does not rely on retailing alone to generate profits. Its cloud business, AWS, is the one segment raking in steady profits with a **** billion U.S. dollar operating income in the most recently reported year. The annual revenue of the business segment came to **** billion U.S. dollars in 2023. As of the fourth quarter 2023, Amazon Web Services accounted for ** percent of the global cloud infrastructure service market. Amazon’s other businessesDue to the company’s financial resources, Amazon has the capability to invest in new products and markets, such as online and offline grocery sales. In June 2017, Amazon purchased grocery retailer Whole Foods Market for **** billion U.S. dollars, the company’s most expensive acquisition by far. This acquisition was primarily a move to expand the company's online grocery business, one of the fastest growing online shopping trends in the United States.

In the second quarter 2025, Amazon's net income amounted to roughly 18 billion U.S. dollars, up from the previous quarter.

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Amazon reported $167.7B in Sales Revenues for its fiscal quarter ending in June of 2025. Data for Amazon | AMZN - Sales Revenues including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last October in 2025.

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From 2004 to 2024, the net revenue of Amazon e-commerce and service sales has increased tremendously. In the fiscal year ending December 31, the multinational e-commerce company's net revenue was almost *** billion U.S. dollars, up from *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023.Amazon.com, a U.S. e-commerce company originally founded in 1994, is the world’s largest online retailer of books, clothing, electronics, music, and many more goods. As of 2024, the company generates the majority of it's net revenues through online retail product sales, followed by third-party retail seller services, cloud computing services, and retail subscription services including Amazon Prime. From seller to digital environment Through Amazon, consumers are able to purchase goods at a rather discounted price from both small and large companies as well as from other users. Both new and used goods are sold on the website. Due to the wide variety of goods available at prices which often undercut local brick-and-mortar retail offerings, Amazon has dominated the retailer market. As of 2024, Amazon’s brand worth amounts to over *** billion U.S. dollars, topping the likes of companies such as Walmart, Ikea, as well as digital competitors Alibaba and eBay. One of Amazon's first forays into the world of hardware was its e-reader Kindle, one of the most popular e-book readers worldwide. More recently, Amazon has also released several series of own-branded products and a voice-controlled virtual assistant, Alexa. Headquartered in North America Due to its location, Amazon offers more services in North America than worldwide. As a result, the majority of the company’s net revenue in 2023 was actually earned in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In 2023, approximately *** billion U.S. dollars was earned in North America compared to only roughly *** billion U.S. dollars internationally.

Amazon made $40.2 billion from memberships and subscriptions in 2023.

In 2024, Amazon's total consolidated net sales revenue amounted to *** billion U.S. dollars, *** billion U.S. dollars of which were generated through international revenue channels. North America was the biggest operations segment, accumulating nearly *** billion U.S. dollars in net sales during the year. Sales activities Amazon appeals because it sells a wide range of products. Its departments include beauty, clothing, electronics, games and even wine, along with digital products and subscription services. In 2022, Amazon's largest revenue segment was online retail product sales with roughly *** billion U.S. dollars in global net sales. Retail third-party seller services ranked second with nearly *** billion U.S. dollars in sales. A weak spot Faster and more efficient delivery services come with a price. Data from the company's financial reports showed that Amazon's worldwide shipping costs amounted to a staggering **** billion U.S. dollars, up from **** billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Amazon's annual fulfillment expenses have also risen steadily, from **** billion U.S. dollars in 2021 to over ** billion U.S. dollars in 2022.

In the first quarter, the trailing twelve months revenues of Amazon Web Services (AWS) amounted to over 111 billion U.S. dollars. AWS provides on-demand computing platforms and APIs to its customers. This includes database storage, content delivery, compute power, as well as other services.

Operating-Income Time Series for Amazon.com Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, fire tablets, fire TVs, echo, ring, blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content. In addition, the company offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products in its stores; and programs that allow authors, independent publishers, musicians, filmmakers, Twitch streamers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, it provides compute, storage, database, analytics, machine learning, and other services, as well as advertising services through programs, such as sponsored ads, display, and video advertising. Additionally, the company offers Amazon Prime, a membership program. The company's products offered through its stores include merchandise and content purchased for resale and products offered by third-party sellers. It also provides AgentCore services, such as AgentCore Runtime, AgentCore Memory, AgentCore Observability, AgentCore Identity, AgentCore Gateway, AgentCore Browser, and AgentCore Code Interpreter. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, content creators, advertisers, and employees. Amazon.com, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

In the first quarter of 2025, revenues of Amazon Web Services (AWS) rose to 17 percent, a decrease from the previous three quarters. AWS is one of Amazon’s strongest revenue segments, generating over 115 billion U.S. dollars in 2024 net sales, up from 105 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Amazon Web Services Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides on-demand cloud platforms and APIs through a pay-as-you-go-model to customers. AWS launched in 2002 providing general services and tools and produced its first cloud products in 2006. Today, more than 175 different cloud services for a variety of technologies and industries are released already. AWS ranks as one of the most popular public cloud infrastructure and platform services running applications worldwide in 2020, ahead of Microsoft Azure and Google cloud services. Cloud computing Cloud computing is essentially the delivery of online computing services to customers. As enterprises continually migrate their applications and data to the cloud instead of storing it on local machines, it becomes possible to access resources from different locations. Some of the key services of the AWS ecosystem for cloud applications include storage, database, security tools, and management tools. AWS is among the most popular cloud providers Some of the largest globally operating enterprises use AWS for their cloud services, including Netflix, BBC, and Baidu. Accordingly, AWS is one of the leading cloud providers in the global cloud market. Due to its continuously expanding portfolio of services and deepening of expertise, the company continues to be not only an important cloud service provider but also a business partner.

During the second quarter 2025, Amazon generated total net sales of nearly *** billion U.S. dollars, surpassing the *** billion U.S. dollars in the same quarter of 2024. From books to billions Launched in 1995 in the United States as an online bookshop, Amazon has since grown into an international e-commerce giant. In April 2023 worldwide visits to amazon.com amounted to over *** billion considering both desktop and mobile traffic. Prime time in the U.S. Although a global company, Amazon truly thrives in the United States where the company is the leading e-commerce platform by sales value. In the North American country, the number of subscribers using Amazon Prime services has been growing steadily over the last several years and is forecast to reach new heights in 2024.

Amazon reported $148.53B in Operating Expenses for its fiscal quarter ending in June of 2025. Data for Amazon | AMZN - Operating Expenses including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last October in 2025.

According to the latest Amazon Prime statistics, about 81% of US internet users aged 18 to 34 have a paid Amazon Prime membership.

Online booksellers sell books online, including e-books and audiobooks. The industry is dominated by Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon), which popularized the sale of books online and was essential to the uptake of e-books. Amazon has grown to account for more than four-fifths of all revenue from books sold online; so many industry trends directly result from Amazon. The industry has continued to grow rapidly as e-commerce has grown in popularity. Growing e-book popularity is also tied to the proliferation of e-readers such as Amazon's Kindle and tablets like Apple's iPad. Revenue for online booksellers is expected to expand at a CAGR of 4.6% to $10.0 billion through the end of 2024. The industry has likewise benefited from a strong economy. While the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a unique disruptive force, its effect on the industry was ultimately positive. Online commerce boomed as brick-and-mortar locations were shuttered and required to operate with restrictions throughout the pandemic. Despite Amazon's dominance, new upstarts have attempted to challenge its business model given the low barriers to entry. Shortly before the pandemic, Bookshop, an online book marketplace, launched to challenge Amazon's monopoly in the market by working with local booksellers. Still, entrants endure stiff challenges as they attempt to enter an industry with several well-established sellers. Without regulatory changes, Amazon will continue to reap most benefits from expanding online book sales through the end of 2029. The industry is expected to strengthen because of rising e-commerce sales, rising e-book and audiobook consumption and a strong economy. Profit will remain limited as Amazon is known to sell products, especially books, at retail prices below retail prices to expand its control of the overall market. Revenue for online booksellers is expected to swell at a CAGR of 2.9% to $11.5 billion through the end of 2029.

In the second quarter of 2025, Amazon.com saw a ten percent increase in global net revenue across online stores when compared to the first quarter of the prior year. In terms of profitability, the online stores segment was followed by retail third-party seller services, with net revenues of 40.3 billion U.S. dollars. Incessant growth Amazon.com, world’s leading online retailing company based in the United States, enjoyed unprecedented growth in net revenues in 2020 and 2021, also because of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. This growth was again repeated in the annual net sales across different global markets, with the United States being the most prominent one. Not just retail In addition to offering a plethora of goods such as books, clothing, electronics, household items, and many more, Amazon.com also provides subscription services to its customers which gives access to additional perks like free shipping, discounts, and Amazon Prime Video . The latter, the company’s video-on-demand service, has increasing popularity among internet users.

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A 2024 survey found that two product categories on Amazon ranked as the most profitable for sellers worldwide. This was the beauty and personal care category, along with the home and kitchen category. Clothing, shoes, and jewelry followed, with ** percent of sellers.