Amazon
Founded by Jeff Bezos in the garage of his rented Bellevue home, initially as online bookseller “Cadabra,” soon renamed Amazon.
Founded1994
HeadquartersBellevue, WA
IndustryE-commerce / Cloud
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Overview
It became “the everything store” and a cloud-computing giant.
Founders
Jeff Bezos
Founded July 5, 1994
Landmark Achievements
- Launched as an online bookstore in July 1995, pioneering large-scale e-commerce and customer-centric online retail.
- Amazon Web Services (2006) created the modern cloud-computing industry and provides a majority of Amazon's operating profit.
- Grew into the world's largest online retailer and one of the most valuable companies globally.
Amazon's place in the story
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