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Section sizes

Section size for Amazon (company) (42 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	15,272	15,272	343	343
History	143	41,739	3	1,480
1994–2010	12,005	12,005	465	465
2011–2020	15,591	15,591	442	442
2021-	14,000	14,000	570	570
Products and services	80	44,058	0	992
Amazon.com	12,254	22,977	135	721
Private-label products	1,716	1,716	62	62
Third-party sellers	1,134	1,134	69	69
Affiliate program	2,571	2,571	140	140
Product reviews	2,199	2,199	153	153
Amazon sales rank	3,103	3,103	162	162
Services	1,721	1,721	139	139
Hardware	749	749	42	42
Subsidiaries	672	18,531	26	90
Amazon Web Services	196	196	4	4
Audible	49	49	0	0
Goodreads	41	41	0	0
Ring	41	41	0	0
Twitch	163	163	6	6
Whole Foods Market	189	189	8	8
Other	17,180	17,180	46	46
Operations	17	22,148	0	815
Headquarters	5,916	5,916	134	134
Other major campuses	4,671	4,671	160	160
Software development	771	771	33	33
Retail	864	864	49	49
Logistics	4,441	4,441	129	129
Pickup points	1,012	1,012	55	55
Supply chain	4,456	4,456	255	255
Corporate affairs	24	27,191	0	620
Board of directors	1,219	1,219	6	6
Ownership	975	975	12	12
Finances	11,336	11,336	61	61
Corporate culture	4,243	5,729	132	156
Meeting culture	1,486	1,486	24	24
Lobbying	7,908	7,908	385	385
Criticism and controversies	203	203	17	17
See also	548	548	0	0
References	57	57	0	0
Further reading	1,430	1,430	0	0
External links	1,560	1,560	0	0
Total	154,206	154,206	4,267	4,267

The content of Amazon.com exclusive was merged into Amazon (company) on 9 February 2011. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review prior discussions if you are considering renomination.

Discussions

Not moved, 24 November 2009, from Amazon.com to Amazon (website), see discussion.
Not moved, 31 March 2014, from Amazon.com to Amazon (company), see discussion.
Not moved, 17 October 2016, from Amazon.com to Amazon, see discussion.
No consensus, 15 August 2017, from Amazon.com to Amazon (online retailer), see discussion.
Moved, 19 September 2017, from Amazon.com to Amazon (company), see discussion.
Not moved, 25 October 2019, from Amazon (company) to Amazon.com Inc., see discussion.
Not moved, 2 November 2019, from Amazon (company) to Amazon, see discussion.
Not moved, 22 April 2025, from Amazon (company) to Amazon Inc., see discussion.

Two Cofounders

Latest comment: 20 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Why is only one of the two cofounders listed? MacKenzie Scott's contributions are important to understanding the historical rise and context of Amazon's early years. BaileyMatutine (talk) 15:31, 3 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

MacKenzie Scott#Amazon section would have to say she's a cofounder which would require presentation and citation of reporting that that's the case; more or less; my opinion. Swliv (talk) 05:32, 8 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

History needs to expanded (and then broken into a separate article)

Latest comment: 1 day ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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... Lfstevens (talk) 07:25, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
There's already a History of Amazon page (which was linked as a {{main article}} until your recent edit...; I have restored that main article link but kept the rest of your changes). Rosbif73 (talk) 08:46, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Two Cofounders

History needs to expanded (and then broken into a separate article)