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3 Nov 2025

2006: AWS annual revenue was $21 million / 2025: $21 million every 1 hour, 22 min

Source: Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman

31 Oct 2025

📈 The comeback of Amazon — in one chart!

🚀 AWS is back in growth mode. Demand for cloud computing is on fire, and Amazon Web Services is accelerating fast. 💡 According to CEO Andy Jassy, AWS’s power capacity is on track to double the levels seen in 2022 — and then double again by 2027. That’s not just a rebound — it’s a full-blown AI-fueled growth surge. 🔥 The message is clear: the AI trade still has momentum, and Amazon is positioning itself right at the center of it. Source: Jefferies, HolgerZ

21 Oct 2025

76 Million websites are hosted on Amazon's $AMZN AWS EC2 Infrastructure

Source: Chartr, Elon Musk

3 Jul 2025

In the last 10 years, $AMZN fulfilment has 22x the number of packages handled per employee, while the number of employees per facility has gone down.

With AI, humanoids & more investment going into AI, this will only accelerate. $AMZN's retail margin might surprise investors. Source: Rihard Jarc on X, WSJ

3 Jul 2025

Amazon $AMZN now has 1 Million robots deployed in its business operations

Source: Blossom @meetblossomapp

5 Jun 2025

Amazon will be the first company ever to spend more than $100 billion on capital expenditures in a single year.

More than 50% of that CapEx will be spent on tech infrastructure. How much more runway does AWS have to grow? $AMZN Source: finchat

2 May 2025

Amazon (AMZN) reported its first quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday beating on the top and bottom lines but offered lighter than anticipated guidance for its Q2 operating income.

The stock is down -4% after-hours ➡️ For the quarter, Amazon saw earnings per share (EPS) of $1.59 on revenue of $155.7 billion. Wall Street was anticipating EPS of $1.36 and revenue of $155.1 billion, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates. The company reported EPS of $0.98 and revenue of $143.3 billion in Q1 last year. AWS revenue came in at $29.2 billion versus expectations of $29.3 billion. ➡️ For the second quarter, Amazon said it anticipates operating income of between $13 billion and $17.5 billion. Analysts were expecting $17.8 billion. The company saw operating income of $14.7 billion in Q2 2024. ➡️ The company also said it anticipates a 10-basis point impact to its Q2 sales. ➡️ Amazon shares fell more than 4% following the report. ➡️ $AMZN Amazon Q1 FY25: • Revenue +9% Y/Y to $155.7B ($0.6B beat). • Operating margin 12% (+1pp Y/Y). • EPS $1.59 ($0.23 beat). • Q2 Guidance: ~$161.5B ($0.4B beat). ☁️ AWS: • Revenue +17% Y/Y to $29.3B. • Operating margin 39% (+2pp Y/Y). Source: App Economy Insights, Yahoo Finance

30 Apr 2025

UPS has said it will cut 20,000 jobs this year and close more than 70 buildings

as the logistics group seeks to reduce costs and prepare for a halving in package volume from Amazon, its biggest customer. The job cuts will target workers responsible for delivering packages to customers and supporting UPS’s transportation and logistics services, and come after the group last year cut about 14,000 jobs, primarily in management roles. The latest reduction in headcount is part of UPS’s plan to boost efficiency and consolidate its US domestic network after it said in January it had reached an agreement in principle with its “largest customer” to lower its volume by the second half of 2026.

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