Early Years
Amazon was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington.
Initially, the company focused on selling books online, but soon expanded to other products.
- 1995: Amazon goes public with an initial public offering (IPO).
- 1997: Amazon expands to other countries, including the United Kingdom and Germany.
Rapid Growth
In the early 2000s, Amazon experienced rapid growth, both in sales and employee base.
Today, Amazon is one of the world's largest and most successful companies, with a market value of over $1 trillion.
- 2002: Amazon acquires Zappos, an online shoe retailer.
- 2006: Amazon launches its cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS).