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Amazon · 2025 report · 12 min

How Amazon is organized

About 1.6 million peoplesec.gov ·2025 work for Amazon, in three businesses and a few famous companies it bought. Who owns it, who runs it, and where does Whole Foods fit?

Ticket 01 · The guess

How much of Amazon does its founder own?

Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994 and still chairs its board. Amazon is owned by its shareholders: anyone who holds its shares.

What share of Amazon does Jeff Bezos own?

30%
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  • Amazon.com, Inc. 2026 Proxy Statement (Form DEF 14A, filed April 9, 2026, for the May 20, 2026 annual meeting) · Amazon.com, Inc. (filed with the U.S. SEC), 2026
  • Amazon.com, Inc. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · Amazon.com, Inc. (filed with the U.S. SEC), 2025

Every number

  • 8.8%sec.gov ·2026 · Jeff Bezos's share of Amazon's common stock, late February 2026 (beneficial ownership table).
  • 7.2%sec.gov ·2026 · The Vanguard Group's share of Amazon's common stock, as reported in its own filing (Schedule 13G) as of the end of 2023, listed in the 2026 proxy statement.
  • 5.9%sec.gov ·2026 · BlackRock's share of Amazon's common stock, as reported in its own filing (Schedule 13G) as of the end of 2023, listed in the 2026 proxy statement.
  • 10.8 billion sharessec.gov ·2026 · Shares of Amazon common stock outstanding in late February 2026. Each has one vote.
  • 1.6 million peoplesec.gov ·2025 · Full-time and part-time employees at the end of 2025 (Item 1).
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Amazon · 2025 report · 12 min

How Amazon is organized

About 1.6 million peoplesec.gov ·2025 work for Amazon, in three businesses and a few famous companies it bought. Who owns it, who runs it, and where does Whole Foods fit?

Ticket 01 · The guess

How much of Amazon does its founder own?

Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994 and still chairs its board. Amazon is owned by its shareholders: anyone who holds its shares.

What share of Amazon does Jeff Bezos own?

30%
0%60%
Words to know

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

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Sources and every number (2)

Sources

  • Amazon.com, Inc. 2026 Proxy Statement (Form DEF 14A, filed April 9, 2026, for the May 20, 2026 annual meeting) · Amazon.com, Inc. (filed with the U.S. SEC), 2026
  • Amazon.com, Inc. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · Amazon.com, Inc. (filed with the U.S. SEC), 2025

Every number

  • 8.8%sec.gov ·2026 · Jeff Bezos's share of Amazon's common stock, late February 2026 (beneficial ownership table).
  • 7.2%sec.gov ·2026 · The Vanguard Group's share of Amazon's common stock, as reported in its own filing (Schedule 13G) as of the end of 2023, listed in the 2026 proxy statement.
  • 5.9%sec.gov ·2026 · BlackRock's share of Amazon's common stock, as reported in its own filing (Schedule 13G) as of the end of 2023, listed in the 2026 proxy statement.
  • 10.8 billion sharessec.gov ·2026 · Shares of Amazon common stock outstanding in late February 2026. Each has one vote.
  • 1.6 million peoplesec.gov ·2025 · Full-time and part-time employees at the end of 2025 (Item 1).
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