Net sales of Amazon in leading markets 2014-2020
With 263.5 billion in net sales, the United States were Amazon’s biggest market in 2020. Germany was ranked second with 29.6 billion U.S. dollars, ahead of the UK with 26.5 billion.
Amazon shopping Amazon is the leading e-retailer in the United States. In 2019, an estimated 66.4 million households in the United States held a membership with the company’s subscription service Amazon Prime, benefitting from free 2-day shipping, music and video streaming and exclusive offers and deals. Amazon Prime members are very engaged shoppers: a February 2019 survey found that 20 percent of Amazon Prime shoppers made purchases on the website a few times a week, compared to only three percent of non-Prime shoppers. Using their regular account, an Amazon customer can seamlessly order from any regional Amazon site and also access third-party seller offerings from their local platform, enabling customers to make cross-border purchases without any extra effort.
Amazon revenue
Founded in 1994, Amazon has grown into one of the biggest e-commerce marketplaces and cloud computing platforms worldwide. In 2019, Amazon was ranked first in terms of company revenue among global publicly traded internet companies. With an annual revenue of approximately 280.5 billion U.S. dollars, the e-retailer ranked far ahead of closest competitors Google (160.74 billion U.S. dollars) and Alibaba (71.9 billion U.S. dollars).Amazon shopping Amazon is the leading e-retailer in the United States. In 2019, an estimated 66.4 million households in the United States held a membership with the company’s subscription service Amazon Prime, benefitting from free 2-day shipping, music and video streaming and exclusive offers and deals. Amazon Prime members are very engaged shoppers: a February 2019 survey found that 20 percent of Amazon Prime shoppers made purchases on the website a few times a week, compared to only three percent of non-Prime shoppers. Using their regular account, an Amazon customer can seamlessly order from any regional Amazon site and also access third-party seller offerings from their local platform, enabling customers to make cross-border purchases without any extra effort.
