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With a market cap of $2.4 trillion, Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is a global technology and e-commerce leader. It operates the world’s largest online marketplace and a dominant cloud computing platform through Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Seattle-based company also has significant businesses in digital advertising, entertainment, logistics, and smart devices, supported by a vast customer ecosystem.
Shares of this e-commerce giant have outperformed the broader market over the past year. AMZN has gained 21.7% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied 18.3%. However, momentum has cooled in 2025 as AMZN is up 4.5% year-to-date, trailing the SPX’s 17.2% rise.