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    Amazon

    Amazon is an American multinational conglomerate. It works in e-commerce, retail, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, entertainment and artificial intelligence. Jeff Bezos founded it in 1994 as an online book marketplace.

    aboutamazon.com
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Andy Jassy

    Key facts

    Founded
    July 5, 1994, in Bellevue, Washingtonsource
    Founder
    Jeff Bezossource
    Went public
    May 1997source
    Acquired Audible
    about $300 million, March 2008source
    Chief executive
    President and chief executive officer since July 2021source

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