List of mergers and acquisitions by Amazon
is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Founded by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994 as an online bookstore, Amazon went public after an initial public offering on May 15, 1997 during the midst of the dot-com bubble. The funds gained from the IPO allowed Amazon to grow quickly, making its first three acquisitions on April 27, 1998, less than a year after the company had gone public.
After the dot-com bubble burst on March 11, 2000, several companies that Amazon had invested in went bankrupt, with Amazon's stock price itself sinking to record lows. Despite Amazon's survival, the company made very few investments for the next several years, only acquiring two companies between 2000 and 2004. The company returned to making multiple acquisitions per year in 2005, focusing on acquiring digital retailers and media websites. Starting in 2011, Amazon began shifting its focus to buying technology startups to develop and improve Amazon Echo and grow its Amazon Web Services division.
Amazon has diversified its acquisition portfolio into several market sectors, with its largest acquisition being the purchase of the grocery store chain Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion on June 16, 2017.
Acquisitions
| Number | Company | Country | Acquired on | Acquired for | Used as or integrated with | References |
| 1 | Bookpages | — | Amazon UK | |||
| 2 | Telebook | — | Amazon Germany | |||
| 3 | IMDb | $55,000,000 | IMDb | |||
| 4 | Junglee | $250,000,000 | ||||
| 5 | PlanetAll | — | ||||
| 6 | LiveBid.com | $300,000,000 | ||||
| 7 | Accept.com | $101,700,000 | ||||
| 8 | Alexa Internet | $250,000,000 | Alexa Internet | |||
| 9 | e-Niche Incorporated | — | ||||
| 10 | Convergence Corporation | $23,000,000 | ||||
| 11 | Tool Crib of the North | — | ||||
| 12 | Back to Basics Toys | — | ||||
| 13 | Leep Technology Inc. | — | ||||
| 14 | MindCorps Incorporated | — | ||||
| 15 | Egghead Software | $6,100,000 | ||||
| 16 | OurHouse.com | — | ||||
| 17 | Joyo.com | $75,000,000 | Amazon China | |||
| 18 | BookSurge | — | CreateSpace | |||
| 19 | Mobipocket | — | Mobipocket | |||
| 20 | CustomFlix | — | CreateSpace | |||
| 21 | smallparts.com | — | Amazon Business | |||
| 22 | Shopbop | — | Shopbop | |||
| 23 | TextPayMe | $3,000,000 | Amazon Payments | |||
| 24 | Digital Photography Review | — | Digital Photography Review | |||
| 25 | Brilliance Audio | — | Brilliance Audio | |||
| 26 | Withoutabox | — | ||||
| 27 | Audible | $300,000,000 | Audible | |||
| 28 | Fabric.com | — | Fabric.com | |||
| 29 | AbeBooks | — | AbeBooks | |||
| 30 | Shelfari | — | Goodreads | |||
| 31 | Reflexive Entertainment | — | Reflexive Entertainment | |||
| 32 | Box Office Mojo | — | Box Office Mojo | |||
| 33 | Lexcycle | — | Amazon Kindle | |||
| 34 | SnapTell | — | ||||
| 35 | Zappos | $1,200,000,000 | Zappos | |||
| 36 | Touchco | — | Amazon Kindle | |||
| 37 | Woot | $110,000,000 | Woot | |||
| 38 | Amie Street | — | Songza | |||
| 39 | BuyVIP | $100,000,000 | BuyVIP | |||
| 40 | Quidsi | $545,000,000 | ||||
| 41 | Toby Press | — | ||||
| 42 | LoveFilm | $312,000,000 | Prime Video | |||
| 43 | The Book Depository | — | Book Depository | |||
| 44 | Pushbutton | — | ||||
| 45 | Yap | — | Amazon Echo | |||
| 46 | Double Helix Games | — | Double Helix Games | |||
| 47 | Teachstreet | — | ||||
| 48 | Kiva Systems | $775,000,000 | Amazon Robotics | |||
| 49 | Evi | $26,000,000 | Amazon Echo | |||
| 50 | Avalon Books | — | Amazon Publishing | |||
| 51 | UpNext | — | UpNext | |||
| 52 | IVONA Software | — | Amazon Echo, Amazon Web Services | |||
| 53 | Goodreads | $1,000,000,000 | Goodreads | |||
| 54 | Liquavista | — | Amazon Kindle | |||
| 55 | TenMarks Education, Inc. | — | TenMarks Education, Inc. | |||
| 56 | ComiXology | — | ComiXology | |||
| 57 | Amiato | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 58 | Twitch Interactive | $970,000,000 | Twitch Interactive | |||
| 59 | Rooftop Media | — | Audible | |||
| 60 | GoodGame | — | Twitch Interactive | |||
| 61 | Annapurna Labs | $350,000,000 | Annapurna Labs | |||
| 62 | 2lemetry | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 63 | Shoefitr | — | ||||
| 64 | ClusterK | $35,000,000 | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 65 | AppThwack | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 66 | Elemental Technologies | $500,000,000 | AWS Elemental | |||
| 67 | Safaba Translation Systems | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 68 | Biba Systems | — | Amazon Chime | |||
| 69 | Orbeus | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 70 | Colis Privé | — | ||||
| 71 | NICE | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 72 | Emvantage Payments | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 73 | Cloud9 IDE | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 74 | Curse, Inc. | — | Curse LLC | |||
| 75 | Westland | — | Westland | |||
| 76 | Partpic | — | ||||
| 77 | harvest.ai | $20,000,000 | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 78 | Thinkbox Software | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 79 | Do.com | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 80 | Whole Foods Market | $13,700,000,000 | Whole Foods Market | |||
| 81 | Souq.com | $580,000,000 | Souq.com | |||
| 82 | Graphiq | $50,000,000 | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 83 | GameSparks | $10,000,000 | GameSparks | |||
| 84 | Wing.ae | — | Souq.com | |||
| 85 | Body Labs | $60,000,000 | Body Labs | |||
| 86 | Goo Technologies | — | Amazon Sumerian | |||
| 87 | Dispatch | — | Amazon Scout | |||
| 88 | Blink Home | $90,000,000 | Blink Home | |||
| 89 | Sqrrl | $40,000,000 | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 90 | Ring | $839,000,000 | Ring | |||
| 91 | PillPack | $753,000,000 | PillPack | |||
| 92 | Tapzo | $40,000,000 | Amazon Pay | |||
| 93 | CloudEndure | $250,000,000 | CloudEndure | |||
| 94 | TSO Logic | — | TSOLogic | |||
| 95 | Eero | $97,000,000 | Eero | |||
| 96 | Canvas Technology | — | Amazon Robotics | |||
| 97 | Sizmek Ad Server and Sizmek Dynamic Creative Optimization | — | ||||
| 98 | Bebo | $25,000,000 | Twitch Interactive | |||
| 99 | E8 Storage | — | Amazon Web Services | |||
| 100 | IGDB | — | Twitch Interactive | |||
| 101 | INLT | — | ||||
| 102 | Zoox | $1,200,000,000 |
Stakes
| Date | Company | Business | Country | % stake | Value | Refs |
| GeoWorks | Technology | 7% | $5,000,000 | |||
| Drugstore.com | E-Commerce | 40% | — | |||
| Homegrocer.com | Grocery Delivery | 35% | $42,500,000 | |||
| Gear.com | Retail | 49% | — | |||
| Ashford.com | Retail | 16.6% | $10,000,000 | |||
| Della.com | Gift registry | 20% | — | |||
| Kozmo.com | Delivery | 21.7% | — | |||
| Naxon Corporation | 61% | — | ||||
| Pets.com | Retail | 54% | — | |||
| Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. | Auctioneering | — | $5,000,000 | |||
| Eziba.com | Retail | 20% | $17,500,000 | |||
| Basis Technology | Technology | 11% | — | |||
| Greenlight.com | Car Retailer | 5% | — | |||
| Altura International | 20% | $5,000,000 | ||||
| Daksh.com | 11% | — | ||||
| Amie Street | Music streaming | — | — | |||
| Greenlight Financial Technology Inc | Financial Services | — | — | |||
| Embodied | Robotics | — | — | |||
| More | Supermarket Chain | 49% | — | |||
| SevenRooms | Software | — | — | |||
| Feb 15, 2019 | Rivian | Autonomous Driving | — | — | ||
| YES Network | Sports Television Network | — | — |
Divestitures
| Date | Acquirer | Target company | Target business | Acquirer country/nationality | Value | Refs |
| Scholastic | Back to Basics Toys | Toy Retail | $4,750,000 | |||
| Wikia, Inc. | Curse LLC | Gaming Websites | — |