Fast facts
Amazon was founded in what year?
1994
It was launched onto the World Wide Web in what year?
1995
How many employees does Amazon currently have working for it?
1.5 Million Workers
Amazon released what product in 2014?
Who founded Amazon
Jeff Bezos
Where was Amazon launched from?
Jeff Bezos basement
What percent of Amazon employees reported that monitoring and productivity expectations negatively impacted their mental health?
57%
What company was bought in 2018 for 839 million dollars?
Ring
Amazon is the ___ biggest employer in the world?
5th
In 2018, Amazon bought which company for 13.7 billion?
Whole Foods
What was Amazon's employee turnover rate?
150%
In 2007, Kindle was released. What was it made for?
Reading e books.
Jeff Bezos stepped down from CEO in what year?
2021.
In 2022, they bought this company for a total of 8.45 Billion Dollars.
MGM
What is the average turnover rate of employees?
49%
What state was Amazon made in?
Washington
What was the original name before Amazon?
Cadabra
Where was Amazon's first sale from?
Bulgaria
How many Amazon workers live and work in the US?
1.1 Million workers.
When did Amazon go public?
1997