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Acquired · Amazon · Numbers

Numbers

Every reported figure in the Amazon file, each carrying its source line and the date the figure was captured. Hover any evidence bullet for the citation link.

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Reported figures

AWS revenue run rate (2024)

2 yr

~$105B

majority of Amazon's operating profit despite being a minority of total revenue

[Amazon Q4 2024 earnings] · as of 2024-12

  • David:AWS is the most profitable business Amazon has ever built, and they basically invented the category. The operating margin on AWS is over 30 percent. The retail operation runs at a few percent.
    [Acquired Amazon Web Services]

Amazon IPO price (1997)

29 yr

$18/share

valued the company at ~$438M; analysts called it 'Amazon.bomb'. CAGR to 2024 peak: ~38%/year.

[Acquired Amazon IPO episode] · as of 1997-05

  • Ben:The IPO price was $18. Tom Alberg — our guest, an original board member — said that when they were pricing it the underwriters wanted to price it lower. They pushed for $18. The stock opened at $23 and closed at $23.50. And the analysts immediately wrote that this was Amazon.bomb.
    [Acquired Amazon IPO, ch. The IPO]

Prime subscribers (2024)

3 yr

~200M+

annual fee (~$139) creates a switching-cost flywheel: Prime members spend ~2x non-Prime

[Amazon disclosures 2024] · as of 2024

Third-party seller share of Amazon units (2023)

4 yr

~60%

Amazon takes a ~15% commission plus fulfillment; the marketplace is more profitable than 1P retail

[Acquired Amazon Unbound + Amazon disclosures] · as of 2023

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