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Amazon (company) was nominated as a Engineering and technology good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time (June 28, 2017). There are suggestions on the review page for improving the article. If you can improve it, please do; it may then be renominated.

Amazon LiveAmazon Live was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 28 May 2024 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

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Section sizes

Section size for Amazon (company) (42 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	16,979	16,979	413	413
History	42	23,547	0	909
1994–2009	9,077	9,077	323	323
2010–present	14,428	14,428	586	586
Products and services	75	76,997	0	2,458
Amazon.com	13,667	36,133	205	1,458
Merchant partnerships	10,830	10,830	488	488
Private-label products	1,819	1,819	79	79
Third-party sellers	1,193	1,193	79	79
Affiliate program	2,651	2,651	162	162
Product reviews	2,725	2,725	238	238
Amazon sales rank	3,248	3,248	207	207
Physical stores	5,614	5,614	211	211
Hardware and services	2,220	2,220	167	167
Subsidiaries	831	32,955	45	622
Amazon Live	2,147	2,147	113	113
Amazon Web Services	1,353	1,353	76	76
Audible	1,046	1,046	75	75
Goodreads	1,187	1,187	91	91
Ring	733	733	37	37
Twitch	2,128	2,128	76	76
Whole Foods Market	2,060	2,060	63	63
Other	21,470	21,470	46	46
Operations	17	29,255	0	1,215
Headquarters	6,302	11,141	195	407
Other major campuses	4,839	4,839	212	212
Global corporate offices	792	792	36	36
Retail	4,754	4,754	43	43
Logistics	4,600	4,600	140	140
Pickup points	1,032	1,032	59	59
Supply chain	6,919	6,919	530	530
Corporate affairs	24	27,920	0	730
Board of directors	1,339	1,339	12	12
Ownership	975	975	12	12
Finances	12,658	12,658	130	130
Corporate culture	4,478	4,478	168	168
Lobbying	8,446	8,446	408	408
Criticism and controversies	25,392	25,392	743	743
See also	552	552	0	0
References	57	57	0	0
Further reading	1,430	1,430	0	0
External links	1,560	1,560	0	0
Total	203,689	203,689	6,468	6,468

The content of Amazon.com exclusive was merged into Amazon (company) on 9 February 2011. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination.

Discussions

Not moved, 24 November 2009, from Amazon.com to Amazon (website), see discussion.
Not moved, 31 March 2014, from Amazon.com to Amazon (company), see discussion.
Not moved, 17 October 2016, from Amazon.com to Amazon, see discussion.
No consensus, 15 August 2017, from Amazon.com to Amazon (online retailer), see discussion.
Moved, 19 September 2017, from Amazon.com to Amazon (company), see discussion.
Not moved, 25 October 2019, from Amazon (company) to Amazon.com Inc., see discussion.
Not moved, 2 November 2019, from Amazon (company) to Amazon, see discussion.
Not moved, 22 April 2025, from Amazon (company) to Amazon Inc., see discussion.

"Sonic (building)" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Sonic (building) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 5 § Sonic (building) until a consensus is reached. Rosbif73 (talk) 12:47, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]