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“The people who are right a lot, often change their minds.” ~ Jeff Bezos“There’ll always be serendipity involved in discovery.” ~ Jeff Bezos“Patience, persistence, and obsessive attention to detail.” ~ Jeff BezosAmazon.com Inc.

Amazon’s Extraordinary Evolution <– CNN Article link

Amazon.com Inc. – 2018 Facts & Figures

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Global Marketplaces
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Total Revenue
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Total Shipping Cost
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AWS Revenue
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Amazon Total Profit

Amazon's % of E-Commerce Market

2016 = 34%
2017 = 37%
2018 = 41%
2019 = 45%
2020 = 47%
2021 = 50%

2018 E-Commerce Mkt % of $252B

  • Amazon
  • ebay
  • Apple
  • Walmart
  • Home Depot
  • Best Buy
  • QVC
  • Macy's
  • Costco
  • Wayfair

Amazon Seller - Revenue Brackets

  • < $100K
  • $100K - $1M
  • $1M - $10M
  • > $10M
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Total Products
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Products Added Daily
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Active Customers
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Avg Prime Customer
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Avg Non-P Customer

Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Timeline

2003
• Chris Pinkham & Benjamin Black present White Paper on what Amazon’s Internal Infrastructure should look like
• They Suggest Selling it as a Service and prepared a Business Case
2004
• SQS Official Launch
2006
• Official Launch of Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Completely Self-serve, only 3 Salespeople
2007
• 180,000 Developers on the Platform
• Began Builder the AWS Outward Facing “Field” Team
• Salespeople
• Account Managers
• Professional Services
• Solutions Architects
• Technical Account Management Support
2010
• All of Amazon.com Moved Over to AWS
2012
• 1st re:Invent Conference – 5,000 Attendees
2013
• AWS Certifications Launched
2014
• Commited to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy Usage for its Global Footprint
2015
• AWS Breaks Out It’s Revenue: $6B/annually and 90% Y/Y Growth Rate
2016
• AWS Run Rate of $13B
2017
• AWS Run Rate of $27B
• re:Invent releases a host of AI Services
2018
• re:Invent Conference – 44,000 Attendees
• AWS Launches ML Specialty Certifications
• Heavy Focus on Automating AI & ML
• AWS delivered most of Amazon’s operating income

AWS Total New Features & Services Added per Year

2011 = 82
2012 = 159
2013 = 280
2014 = 516
2015 = 735
2016 = 1000
2017 = 1400

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