Amazon.com, Inc.

▸ ABOUT AMAZON.COM, INC.

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, entertainment, and artificial intelligence. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, the company started as an online book marketplace that gradually expanded to include virtually all consumer products as well as many other categories, positioned as "The Everything Store".

▸ WHO OWNS WHAT

From Wikidata (see record). Lists can include companies since merged or closed.

▸ TRACK RECORD

Amazon.com, Inc.'s history and the 2 marketing claims we've checked, in date order — so you can see what they promised when, and how it held up.

1. 1994Founded by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, initially as an online bookstore.
2. 1997Initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq.
3. 2006Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched.
4. 2007Kindle e-reader launched.
5. 2017Acquired Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion — Amazon's largest acquisition at the time and its first major physical-retail footprint.
6. May 31, 2023CLAIM · Amazon Echo (Alexa)"Parents can request deletion of their children's Alexa voice data, and Amazon honors that request."→ 🔴 BYE THE HYPE Read the PixProof →
7. Checked Sep 2026CLAIM · Amazon Kindle"Amazon markets Kindle as a simple, distraction-free e-reader with a weeks-long battery life and instant access to the Kindle Store's catalog."→ 🟢 BUY THE HYPE Read the PixProof →

Claim dates come from when the claim's own source was published; "Checked" means we couldn't date the claim, so it sits at the date we verified it.

▸ SAFETY RECALLS

Official US recalls from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), since 2017. Every entry is the agency's own record and links to it.

• May 14, 2026Amazon Recalls Amazon Basics 55 Lbs. Adjustable Dumbbells Due to Impact Hazard

  The weight plates can fail to engage completely during weight adjustment and dislodge from the dumbbell handle when used, posing an impact hazard.

  Units: About 2,900

  Official recall notice (26486) ↗
• Mar 19, 2026Amazon Recalls Amazon Basics Camping Folding Pocket Knives Due to Laceration Hazard

  The folding mechanism on the blade can fail to remain properly secured in the closed position, posing a laceration hazard.

  Units: About 2,840

  Official recall notice (26334) ↗
• Jul 31, 2025Amazon Recalls Amazon Basics Premium Foam Eurotop Mattresses Due to Fire Hazard; Violates Federal Standard for Mattress Flammability; Sold on Amazon

  The recalled mattresses violate a mandatory flammability standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury or death to consumers.

  Units: About 2,700

  Official recall notice (25417) ↗
• Oct 27, 2022Amazon Recalls Amazon Basics Desk Chairs Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)

  The chairs' leg base can break, posing fall and injury hazards.

  Units: About 11,400

  Official recall notice (23704) ↗
• Apr 28, 2022Amazon Recalls AmazonBasics School Classroom Stack Chairs (Recall Alert)

  The weld on the chair's frame can fail, posing a fall hazard.

  Units: About 22,400

  Official recall notice (22743) ↗
• Nov 18, 2021Amazon Recalls AmazonBasics Mattresses Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard (Recall Alert)

  The mattresses fail to meet the mandatory federal flammability standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard.

  Units: About 15,300

  Official recall notice (22711) ↗

Showing the 6 most recent. Recalls are routine in these industries and a maker with more models or more units sold will have more — compare brands with care. Source: CPSC, fetched Oct 27, 2026.