Amazon

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 from his garage in Bellevue, Washington, Amazon started as an online marketplace for books but expanded to sell electronics, software, video games, apparel, furniture, food, toys, and jewelry.

Amazon is the world's largest online retailer and cloud services provider through Amazon Web Services (AWS), which dominates the cloud infrastructure market. The company has diversified into numerous areas including consumer electronics (Kindle, Fire TV, Echo devices), grocery stores (Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market), entertainment (Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music), and healthcare (Amazon Pharmacy, One Medical).

Amazon's innovations include one-click shopping, personalized recommendations, Amazon Prime membership program, Alexa voice assistant, and cashier-less Amazon Go stores. The company's mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company, and it has consistently prioritized long-term growth and customer satisfaction over short-term profits. With over 200 million Prime subscribers worldwide and operations in dozens of countries, Amazon continues to expand into new markets while improving logistics, delivery speed, and sustainability initiatives.