Amazon is the biggest e-commerce Market and cloud computing platform on the planet as calculated by profits and industry capitalization.[7] Amazon.com was founded by Jeff Bezos on July five, 1994, and began as an internet bookstore but later on diversified to market video downloads/streaming, MP3 downloads/streaming, audiobook downloads/streaming, software, video clip game titles, electronics, attire, home furnishings, food items, toys, and jewellery. The organization also owns a publishing arm, Amazon Publishing, a film and tv studio, Amazon Studios, provides consumer electronics strains including Kindle e-viewers, Fireplace tablets, Hearth TV, and Echo equipment, and is the earth's largest provider of cloud infrastructure companies (IaaS and PaaS) through its AWS subsidiary.[8] Amazon has individual retail Internet sites for a few international locations and also offers international delivery of a few of its merchandise to selected other nations.[nine] a hundred million folks subscribe to Amazon Key.[10][eleven] Amazon is the largest Net firm by income in the world[twelve] and the second biggest employer in the United States.[thirteen] In 2015, Amazon surpassed Walmart since the most respected retailer in America by marketplace capitalization.[14] In 2017, Amazon acquired Total Foods Market for $13.four billion, which vastly greater Amazon's presence for a brick-and-mortar retailer.[15] The acquisition was interpreted by some[by whom?] for a direct make an effort to problem Walmart's classic retail retailers.[16]

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