Who owns Amazon Web Services?
Amazon Web Services is owned by Amazon (the United States, NASDAQ: AMZN).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Amazon.com, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Seattle, Washington
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2006
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Productivity & developer tools
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: AMZN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Amazon Web Services
AWS rents computing and storage capacity and is the largest cloud provider in the world, hosting a substantial share of the internet. It generates the majority of Amazon's operating profit, which is why an outage at one of its regions can disrupt thousands of unrelated services at once.
Ownership timeline of Amazon Web Services
Where Amazon Web Services sits in Amazon
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Amazon Web Services?
The parent company of Amazon Web Services is Amazon, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Amazon Web Services American?
Yes. Amazon Web Services originated in the United States in 2006 and its owner, Amazon, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Amazon Web Services still owned by Amazon?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Amazon Web Services is still owned by Amazon. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Amazon.com, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-06 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 6 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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