
In some ways, it’s difficult to imagine the world without Amazon. With over 310 million active customers and millions of items sold each day, according to AMZ Scout, the major corporation is deeply embedded in the lives of many.
Today, Amazon enjoys the position as the world’s fifth-largest company, according to Forbes. But every company starts somewhere, even Amazon. If you had invested at the beginning, you’d have quite a lot of money. We explore exactly how much and how it performed relative to the market.