Amazon subsidiaries: These brands are all owned by Amazon
Amazon has invested in many companies over the years and also founded some subsidiaries. We show you which companies all belong to Amazon.
Amazon subsidiaries: The most important brands at a glance
Amazon has taken over many companies, most of which still exist under the same name. However, some companies were dissolved after a few years and integrated into the in-house services.
- Audible: One of Amazon's largest brands is the audiobook retailer Audible. In addition to numerous audio books, you will also find podcasts here. Audible has been part of Amazon since 2009.
- Whole Foods Market: One of Amazon's most recent purchases is the Whole Foods Market. It is the world's largest organic supermarket chain. The company was only taken over in 2017.
- AbeBooks: Abebooks is a marketplace for used books, similar to the Amazon Marketplace. AbeBooks is not very well known in Germany.
- Twitch: The live streaming platform for gamers has been part of Amazon since 2014. If you are a customer of Amazon Prime, you also get some advantages from Twitch.
- Alexa Internet: The company was founded in 1996 and taken over by Amazon in 1999. The "Alexa Rank", with which the 1, 000, 000 most visited domains are determined, is particularly interesting.
Amazon: Other subsidiaries
Amazon has numerous subsidiaries. Here you will find some more of the relevant companies.
- Amazon Payments: Amazon also appears as a payment service provider. On numerous websites you can not only pay with credit card and PayPal, but also with the payment methods already deposited with Amazon.
- Amazon Game Studio: Amazon has also been involved in the market for browser and mobile games for several years.
- Amazon Studios: Films, series and TV shows are produced or commissioned by Amazon Studios.
- LoveFilm: The online video rental was particularly popular in Europe and had millions of customers. Amazon took over LoveFilm in 2011, since then the customer base and the know-how have been integrated into Amazon Prime Video's own offering.
- BuyVIP: The fashion shipping for remaining stock and B-goods was taken over in 2010 and completely integrated into Amazon Fashion's own range in 2017.
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