Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created what is today known as Amazon in 1994. After about a year of preparation, Bezos launched the Amazon.com website, selling books and handling deliveries across the U.S.

In mid‑2025, the company secured a King County Superior Court order transferring control of more than 75 domains used to market fake five‑star reviews and fraudulent seller accounts, its largest ...

Amazon said it expects to invest $12 billion in Louisiana as part of a plan to build data centers in the Pelican State.