Founded and Incorporated
July 1994

Opened on the Web
July 1995

Employees
More than 9,000 worldwide

Revenue
$6.92 billion net sales in 2004

Customers
Nearly 49 million active customer accounts

Completed Initial Public Offering
May 1997; traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol AMZN

Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, United States

Web Sites

• Amazon.com (United States, July 1995)
• Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom, October 1998)
• Amazon.de (Germany, October 1998)
• Amazon.co.jp (Japan, November 1999)
• Amazon.fr (France, August 2000)
• Amazon.ca (Canada, June 2002)
• Joyo.com (China, acquired August 2004)

Selection
Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished, and used items in categories such as beauty, health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.

Subsidiaries

• Alexa Internet, Inc.: Provides dynamic data about the Web. Services include Web-site traffic information, statistics, and other tools to make timely and intelligent business and consumer decisions.
• A9.com, Inc.: Invents and develops e-commerce search technology for Amazon.com and other Web-based businesses.
• Amazon Services, Inc.: Works with third parties to leverage the power of the Amazon.com e-commerce platform.