Amazon (AMZN) competes head-to-head for market share with some of the largest corporations in the world. While Amazon started out as an online retailer of books, it has grown over the decades to become the largest e-commerce company by revenue in the United States.
In its quarterly and annual financial statements, Amazon breaks down where it receives its revenue into five major categories:
Online stores
Physical stores
Third-party seller services
Subscription services
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Below, we’ll describe each of these revenue streams and list which companies are Amazon’s biggest rivals per category.
Key Takeaways
Amazon is the world’s …
