Amazon - Bigger Than You Know

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Amazon has grown into one of the largest companies in the world. This video takes a look at how big they actually are while highlighting some of their lesser known or more significant acquisitions over the years.
*Before you comment, their web services are a huge part of Amazon. Probably should have been mentioned in the video but I chose to exclude it in favor of sticking with the theme of acquisitions of separately branded companies.
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[@companyman114]

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[@xanderkiela]

😀

[@TryClyde3]

Me wondering how he made this comment 2 days ago

[@knightstudio9985]

Can do one for Ebay

[@TryClyde3]

@Sakura haruno ah makes sense

[@CrashedIntoTube]

Unfortunately The Morning Brew is with Motley Fool which is the most misleading stock site which spreads nothing but disinformation because Motley Fool is mostly controlled by corrupt hedge funds

[@BugsyFoga]

Not sure how much bigger Amazon could possibly be, but I’m willing to hear this out.

[@Emo37754]

I thought the exact thing

[@__-yz1ob]

AWS itself is more than half the answer to your question

[@Matanumi]

@@__-yz1ob especially when it fickin goes down..... all of a sudden your Nintendo doesn't work

[@TheAmazingCowpig]

@@__-yz1ob Well, if you already knew about AWS...

[@Marinealver]

They can't be BIGGER than running the entire world? Oh, I guess they can.

[@bocamax]

You missed the biggest point of Amazon's story. They are a logistics company. They build their own 53' shipping containers in China, they are the world's 5 largest ocean shipping company. They have 260,000 drivers, 85 cargo jets, and dozens of ships. Seeing Amazon as a website that sells products really misses what the company really is.

[@jjunture]

Logistics and Web Services… when AWS went down, how many major websites and systems went down at the same time?

[@sirBrouwer]

Amazon is e ecosphere company. there aim in a way is that you as a costumer does not have to think about where you will find it want. They will have it and if possible even before you knew you wanted it. At a point if they would be allowed to I can see them try to develop complete housing estates where everything with in is owned and maintained by Amazon. (a bit like a all in hotel) the shops on the estate would be Amazon run. they would create a complete closed loop. You might only need to go out of the Amazon estate for your own work somewhere else.

[@Finallybianca]

It’s like how McDonalds is a real estate company at its heart.

[@Wahinies]

@@jjunture the phrase "too big to fail" comes to mind...

[@BLX187]

They own ships? Didn’t know that

[@NateBrotzman]

Looking at mergers was insightful, but I think the internal evolution of their e-commerce platform morphing into AWS bears mentioning also. That’s the really cool and crazy twist in all this

[@TikkaQrow]

AWS is HUGE That division makes them more money than all of the other divisions combined. If your using the internet, and connecting to a cloud server, be for a game, Twitter, or whatever, AWS is the lion's share of cloud server platforms all those other companies rent space from.

[@companyman114]

Absolutely, it's a big part of things. This video just was focused on acquisitions and brands that you may not instantly associate with Amazon.

[@williamsmart6759]

Absolutely, my very first thought..I kept waiting for that to be highlighted..

[@williamsmart6759]

@@companyman114 Ok, title made it sounds like you would focus on services outside of the typical Amazon shopping/ecommece platform. I didn't realize it was more specific to acquisitions from the title. Thanks for all you do though, love the channel!

[@companyman114]

I felt I made it all pretty clear right at the beginning of the video but I appreciate the kind words.

[@Niggalodeon323]

“Amazon: Bigger than you know”...well that’s false! 😂

[@christianbolisca1493]

Hope you’re able to make new videos, my guy. But I agree, we already knew its that huge.

[@Marinealver]

I mean we are the United States of Aaaaa..... wait I am being told that name is "problematic". Okay the Democratic People's Republic of Amazon.

[@justsomeguy5470]

@@Marinealver Social Credit Score +100

[@RAE.ofSunshine]

I didn't know they owned IMDb

[@MrBlackLenses]

You gotta do a deep dive into AWS, that’s really the “unknown” part of Amazon. That one field makes them more than all other fields combined, it’d be interesting to hear the story behind it.

[@88theps3user]

I agree!

[@xMcLite]

Right. And AWS makes tons of revenue each year.

[@companyman114]

I would argue they're not incredibly unknown but definitely a big part of the company.

[@JordonRenn93]

@@companyman114 Basically no one knew how big AWS was until the giant internet blackout

[@companyman114]

Debatable Jordon but that definitely raised the awareness quite a bit. I actually suspect that's why so many people are commenting about it here haha.

[@AGANStudios]

That audible joke was perfectly timed 🤣 I love when Company Man incorporates humor in videos, it really adds to it!

[@erik0073]

It is a nice touch! 👌

[@nahor88]

It definitely caught me off guard cuz I fucking hate mid-video sponsors... I got adblock just so I could enjoy youtube w/o ads and creators have gotten sneaky lol. Before anyone brings up "they need money to make vids", I was youtubing from the beginning, and there were PLENTY of channels making quality content w/o having to moneygrub. It used to be exclusively about the pride in having your content viewed by the world, not getting paid for it.

[@midori9566]

Amazon seems to have expanded in a way that is similar to that of the Roman Empire. They acquire more territory (companies) yet don't really change the culture. (management) They encorporate those parts into their structure, and demand tribute. They're one of the world's largest shipping and logistics companies, and it's wealth rivals small countries.

[@TheWretchedEgg12]

they are having massive issues with us culture in germany at least. They cant run logistics here like they doin us

[@garcjr]

No company dominates the top forever. They'll be a day when some other company takes their place. Amazon will still be around but won't hold the largest corporation.

[@hydroaegis6658]

@@garcjr maturity rot always happens after the original founder dies.

[@midori9566]

@freddx12 Because Germany more or less has some respect for it's workers and middle class, the US doesn't. I've lived here (New York State, USA) my entire life and it doesn't change. We're still run by a few massive companies to this day. Standard Oil, Carnegie Steel, Standard Fruit as well as many food companies just have different names. That's not to say the standard of living here is the worst but REALLY could be better.

[@midori9566]

@no Name I agree ye

[@DrunkenYodaUnplugged]

Really should've talked about AWS. Most of the internet now is run with their servers. It's enormous

[@GregNixon]

I came to the comment section to say this. Surprised this elephant in the room wasn't addressed.

[@Marinealver]

And they can deplatform any competitors social media site.

[@decentrob8126]

Well I think everybody already knows about AWS. So I don’t think it would be a good fit in a “Bigger than you know” video

[@charliebeers2013]

@@Marinealver No they can't, unless said competitor broke the contract.

[@JimiArchive]

Company man has some of the best videos to ever exist on this platform

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

And you have some of the most blatantly botted subscribers ever to exist on this platform Also, Company Man is indeed high tier, but Murder Drones, Meta Runner and Helluva Boss are very high quality fully animated shows.

[@Matanumi]

That's KZbin for yea.... fuckin checkmarks....

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

@@Matanumi I know, if KZbin had the slightest bit of competency this dude as well as JoJo, Evil, Dam, Dark, and all the other immature no life botters who never let go of their childhood KZbinr fantasies would have their channels deleted in an instant like the parasites they are, maybe then they would actually get out of their mothers basements and get a job.

[@seBcopTer]

F'real. I hope he never changes his attitude

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

@@seBcopTer You know this guy botted his subscribers right? (not company man, Akerzy)

[@mrlindsay123456]

Did I miss you mentioning AWS? That’s a huge chunk of their business and something that a lot of the Internet runs on

[@companyman114]

True. Just didn't fit in with the direction I chose for this video.

[@mrlindsay123456]

@@companyman114 all good! Thanks for all of the quality videos you put out :)

[@robschn]

@@companyman114 I work in the cloud space, if you need some help with an AWS video! The story of how it developed organically is pretty interesting

[@Patrickpisawesome]

I’m surprised Amazon Web Service wasn’t mentioned. It’s not an acquisition but AWS is 15% of Amazon revenue and dominates the market currently.

[@oldskoolbiker]

15% of revenue, but 60% of profits. I honestly clicked on this video thinking it would be focused on AWS since AWS has been in the news so much recently with the outages and 1/2 the Internet going down.

[@TheTimmarus]

Aww, you can't discuss Amazon without discussing AWS, it's literally their biggest money maker and a large part of why they're such a big tech company.

[@MaleOreo]

indeed

[@PhlyDaily]

Great vid!! AWS would have been great to touch on. It scares me how much the internet relies on that hosting

[@blankname7822]

I feel like AWS should have been mentioned. AWS is key to amazons growth, because its profits supplemented the retail side.

[@Madeintheshade65]

AWS is about 60% of the entire web if it were to go down the whole world would be affected and parts of the military

[@OfficialSamuelC]

He did say at the start the focus was acquisitions and so on, not all their other services etc

[@rednival]

I get it, but AWS is a company within a company, and the video was focused on the retail side of things. I feel like AWS will be spun off into a new company, eventually. Whether that happens by choice, or because some regulatory body forces their hand, remains to be seen.

[@Proctophile]

I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on the internal dynamics of companies like Amazon. While they focus on customer satisfaction, they're known for treating they're employees pretty badly.

[@SWIFTO_SCYTHE]

You get big by stepping up and on top of the backs of the hard working. They stay at the bottom so the CEO jeff can rise up...

[@DavidRamseyIII]

Working in a fulfilment warehouse is not skilled labour. It’s an entry level job and they get paid accordingly

[@Marinealver]

Customers and Employees are in the same boat low caste plebian consumers.

[@Marinealver]

@@SWIFTO_SCYTHE Bezoes have been outed and had a divorce. There is something worse out there.

[@SpiderHyper]

@@DavidRamseyIII They do get paid very well at amazon, but they still treat their workers like hell. Plenty of positions within amazon - and any retail warehouse environment - are indeed skilled labor, especially at the rates they expect them to keep up with in some locations. It can make even boxing items a challenge when you gotta meet a quota.

[@lornevaught]

I love your videos and it's difficult to crack a nut as big as Amazon in a reasonable amount of time. I think one of the areas that would surprise the average person is how much Amazon underpins other companies, often even their competitors. The rise of Amazon Web Services(AWS) has created a large dependency on Amazon across an ever-growing number of companies, mostly invisible to the consumer.

[@John_Locke_108]

How about the video, "Amazon. More evil than you know."

[@byteflowr912]

Forgot to mention AWS, I mean that's too big, too important. That really should be a part of the video.

[@soogasooga]

This exactly - AWS is likely the most successful part of their entire company and wasn't even given a passing mention. What gives, Company Man?

[@companyman114]

Just didn't fit with the theme of the video mitchell. If the web services had been acquired, they would have absolutely been mentioned.

[@byteflowr912]

@@companyman114 so this series is only about M&A?

[@companyman114]

Not the series, just this video. When making the video, Amazon proved to be too large and diverse so I chose to narrow it down to just the acquisitions. I know some people are upset with it but I have to stand by my choice.

[@alexyates7166]

AWS makes over half of Amazon's operating income and is the main way Amazon is bigger than people know. I'm guessing you left it off because you're not that into tech but in this case it's half the story missing.

[@companyman114]

I left it off because the video focused entirely on acquisitions and separately branded segments.

[@alexyates7166]

@@companyman114 Fair enough, great overview in that regard as always!

[@companyman114]

Thanks Alex, that's all I was going for with it haha. Plus half the comments here are about their web services so it appears they've become fairly well known by this point anyway.

[@kindlin]

AWS is the _bigness that everyone knows_ rather than the _bigger than you know._ EDIT: I do think he should have had a quick second mentioning everything else that is amazon-branded, tho. It's a lot.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

As big and wealthy as Amazon currently is…it might never be wealthier than the Dutch East India Company

[@resmarted]

Partly because Dutch East India Company had a state enforced monopoly that Amazon could only dream of.

[@SzymonPmc]

@@resmarted just wait a couple of years and you will see lol

[@emilyadams3228]

@@resmarted They don't need it. They're bigger than any country.

[@remaks8405]

Saudi Aramco might become wealthier than the Dutch East India Company

[@kan50805]

Wtf is that

[@jfrank1882]

Amazon's reach is as vast as the Amazonian river is long

[@Burnpsy]

Others have already mentioned it, but this type of video should have absolutely mentioned Amazon Web Services. It's a much bigger deal than most of the stuff you did discuss.

[@28ebdh3udnav]

We still want that fan requested vid! KZbin - Why They're Hated

[@Kenxclout]

I wanted to tell a joke about amazon prime But I'd probably just mess up the delivery

[@christianmaxwell8491]

I actually laughed at that. good god my sense of humor is going downhill.

[@Scott-wq5lk]

HEY-O

[@InfectedChris]

Surprised you didn't mention the physical Amazon stores! While there aren't a lot, we've got one just a tad outside Boston and it's similar to Barnes and Noble. The employees are extremely friendly and it's actually a really nice experience!

[@PhantomDogman]

You talking about stores where there isn't cashier? Like you can go into store and take what you want and it automatically takes your money or refunds if you put back product from your amazon account. Only how that works if you don't have working card connected or haven't connected back account to amazon account, or don't have gift money balance in it?

[@companyman114]

I don't believe those were acquisitions but honestly I'm not even too familiar with the stores you're referring to.

[@InfectedChris]

@@PhantomDogman They are just like a B&N with a coffee/baked goods section to sit down. They carry books and all other Amazon stuff like their readers, tablets, Echoes.

[@Markimark151]

Amazon is a juggernaut, they’re a monster that has put so many retailers out of business. Also buying Twitch turned out to be a disappointment, they originally were suppose to compete with KZbin, but Twitch became too corporate and banning popular streamers like Dr. Disrespect, which hurt the growth of Twitch!

[@christianbolisca1493]

Enemies include: Apple, Disney, Google, McDonald’s, that’s it.

[@Marinealver]

The Techlords are ruining this nation.

[@Markimark151]

@@christianbolisca1493 McDonald’s isn’t a tech company, they aren’t competing with Amazon.

[@christianbolisca1493]

@@Markimark151, it’s not really about the field it’s the size

[@SWIFTO_SCYTHE]

Twitch sucks anyway. Too many twitch thots. Also twitch is only videogame streams. KZbin streaming is for anything - videogames, music, building lego and plastic robot model kits and tutorials and everything. Twitch is too focus on games to compete with youtube's everything any subject. :/ 🤔

[@GoSPeeDxRaCeRGo]

Agree with a lot of the comments here. AWS is a huge part of the company worth mentioning.

[@davidgoncalvesalvarez]

I like that they embrace that past as an online book retailer with a cheaper shipping cost just for books.

[@rickc303]

Media mail

[@marsgal42]

My first Amazon purchase was a book (what else?) in 1996. Their mastery of logistics and technology has enabled a business model that has never existed before.

[@danielacharlton1]

Good overview. The part that is concerning of how big they are is cloud computing/web servers. The outage the other week shows how many companies use them for their back in service.

[@CharlesReinmuth]

Crazy fact... a year or two ago. Amazon for the first time listed USPS, FedEx, and UPS as primary competitors. This was a good video, but their logistics operations and delivery expansions, as well as AWS (which, arguably, is what funds everything else) is really some of the biggest pieces of the puzzle.

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

Company Man makes Amazon sound smaller than they actually are

[@companyman114]

Well that's upsetting. How is that even possible?

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

@@companyman114 how do you ignore AWS, how is that even possible?

[@companyman114]

Well the video was about brands they acquired that you may know but may not realize Amazon was behind them. The web services didn't fit any of that criteria, nor did their logistics or a bunch of other significant parts of their business. It's such a large company I had to choose a direction and stick with it.

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

@@companyman114 well you titled it "bigger than you know" those acquisitions you chose were fairly well known. going the more obscure route would have been more interesting imo. hence i left my comment, you made them seem smaller than they actually are 🤷‍♂️

[@companyman114]

What specifically would you have liked me to talk about? I thought I was talking about the lesser known parts, or at least the parts people may be surprised to learn were part of the company.

[@otakubullfrog1665]

I haven't bought anything from Amazon since the pandemic started. I figured that they weren't the ones who really needed my money and they seem to be doing just fine without it.

[@SouthernBelleReviews]

Amen. Give to smaller businesses instead! Such as sellers on Mercari.

[@drewdestroysalll]

I pretty much did this exact video as a project/presentation for a class during undergrad, but the introduction of lockers was where my timeline stopped. Cool to see the Ring and MGM acquisitions added to the story. I think the main thing you missed out on with this "too big" analysis would be a broader discussion of AWS and how a lot of the modern internet is at the mercy of Amazon's will.

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Company Man is the Amazon of YT business videos.

[@MisterGoodDad]

That Audible joke was seriously good!

[@HarpaxA]

The most weird acquisition is Whole Food, a pricey store, which is total opposite of Amazon's spirit ?

[@collinney-whatevertogether6878]

Happy Wednesday company man.

[@ScottANorman]

I would love to hear more about their backend involvement in the Internet through AWS (Amazon Web Services) I feel like that may even be bigger than all of these things they have acquired!

[@TomBoi]

Amazon is so big, you need another video to explain more stuff that they do. Not only do they have their entire logistics network, they also run Amazon Web Services, which is what most apps and websites run on for their online services. There is probably more to this company, but AWS is probably their biggest non-logistics related segment you didn't mention.

[@Sonicfan138]

Amazon is bigger than I knew. I don't know how, but it is. Well done as always CM. (although I am surprised you glazed over Amazon Web Services. That's a pretty huge part of Amazon, and they are the leader in that market)

[@IAtoms]

You forgot a massive part of their business: Amazon Web Services. It's a hugely underground part of the business, but it makes up 60% of Amazon's operating profits

[@SkiVail]

Because Amazon is so large, I think an additional video that dives further into what Amazon owns would be cool.

[@LeftBeef]

I was hoping you would also go over how Amazon got into and got huge with the logistics industry. Local delivery, shipping containers, warehouses, etc

[@colinalfaro1768]

In my opinion, Apple does a better job with their acquisitions because they feed off of each other and incentivize new products with preexisting ones due to their connectivity. Amazon obviously has a similar strength but their market is more convoluted (but you can find pretty much anything on Amazon).

[@hoangtrunganh]

Company Man doesn't even talk anything about the Business to Business side of Amazon, which is even much more crazier

[@nerdy_crawfish]

You really should do a video about their web services. They basically run a third to half of the internet right now and AWS is arguably their most important part of the business.

[@Lyndeflor]

Posting at the perfect time for my lunch break! Thanks, Mike! You make school bearable :)

[@companyman114]

I know how those days can be. Glad I could help you get through it!

[@kenrose2523]

I think it is already well known that Amazon is a massive conglomerate; I don't think much more can be said. Great video but I think it would have been much more interesting to talk about the government's role in Amazon growing so big.

[@sabokiTV]

I work for Amazon! They're very nice, and most policies since Covid began have been updated to be more employee focused. Better work environment now than most union jobs I've had.

[@cailin9601]

It's difficult to watch a video about Amazon without mentioning AWS. It's the primary source of Amazon's income and generates much more profits than any of their retail businesses. Additionally, *many* other tech giants (Netflix & Twitter just to name a few) rely on AWS's cloud services. Another lesser known Amazon acquisition is Zoox, a self-driving autonomous vehicle company that is in direct competition with Tesla. A great supplementary video to this would be Hasan Minaj's Patriot Act episode on Amazon. It touches on the more niche tech operations of Amazon.

[@cailin9601]

​@@dapito7771 My comment has be edited to reflect this change, thank you for the correction! 🙏

[@Kman1523]

I would request a video about Microsoft. Since I think that it's bigger than you know. And plus it's one of the biggest companies in the world. So I do think that Microsoft definitely deserve a video.

[@IAmNotAFunguy]

Don't forget the Microsoft antitrust scandal. That could be its own video easily!

[@Kman1523]

@@IAmNotAFunguy right or how about why is Xbox game studios controversy . For example how Xbox game studios saved Minecraft and how they destroyed all Rare titles. But in my opinion I think it fits best "Microsoft : Bigger than you know"

[@mattlynd236]

I always love your videos. This one especially! I am 1 month into driving for a Amazon 3rd party company, it's actually a great job.

[@TheRatlord74]

I resisted Amazon for a long time because I wasn't keen on how they drive their staff. But at the end of last year I broke my resistance and to be honest I haven't regretted it yet. Prime is better than Netflix in my opinion and the online shopping experience is second to none. And for me at least, their delivery service is second to none too.

[@andrewbrasuell8589]

How did you not mention their web services? They host the servers of a huge portion of the internet, and I believe that’s one of their biggest revenue streams, if not the biggest.

[@wendypierce5621]

Amazon is producing a massive Lord of the Rings prequel, acquiring MGM simplified the rights and Intellectual Property around Tolkien's work.

[@christianbolisca1493]

Since Ted Turner bought MGM’s pre-1986 library and is under Warner Bros., Jeff Bezos would by the post-1986 library under Amazon.

[@cameronjones7747]

How so? Warner Bros still has the LOTR and Hobbit movies

[@anaheimskip]

Woot was another biggie. Of course, as you said, there are others. Their logistics business is a beast, with their own planes … literally moving an item you order from one DC to another, just to get it to you as fast as possible.

[@heterovolcano2439]

I’m kind of glad that Amazon bought Whole Foods. I order my groceries on Amazon and it’s very simple and easy. I pick a time and it’s getting delivered as I’m driving home from work. It’s also relatively affordable. Usually what I spend at Safeway.

[@Banshee_Queen]

I actually worked for Zappos/Amazon when they first acquired them. We were treated like royalty then.

[@yashs1890]

Great 250 videos so far, hope for another great 250 more!

[@companyman114]

Thanks Yash.

[@BrendanBrown1]

Like many people in this comment section, I've ordered a massive amount of things off of Amazon in the past few years, and even though I'm a prime member and enjoy very fast shipping I do feel kinda glad for their workers that they've slowed down their shipping in the past year or so from free same day and 1 day to 2 or 3 days. Even though it's a nice thing to get packages at unprecedented levels of timeliness and consistency, there's a somewhat point of diminishing returns emotionally, and 2 or 3 days is still excellent and I'm not bothered by it.

[@mukundvats4434]

What Amazon did 1) took loss in profits to make sticky customers 2) and then they bought everything that was good 3) that's all masterpiece

[@sk73927]

Video idea “company man the rise, rise again, rise some more, keep rising.” How the channel started what made you want to start it!!

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

Amazon is building a 'fulfillment center' just outside my town. The spot *was* a 50-acre cow pasture of rolling hills and oak trees with a lovely pond in the middle. Thankfully, they pushed all the oak trees into multiple piles and burned them, leveled the rolling hills, and filled in the pond. The steel girders reach 5 or 6 stories into the sky. Are you not fulfilled?

[@Tikitackfouls]

They are ruining northeast Austin too

[@parsifal40002]

In my mind, it is possible for Amazon to become too big for it's own good. Cities and munipalities have outgrown their own infrastructure. I live in Phoenix, Arizona. Population growth has caused a massive shortage of homes and living spaces. Growth should be managed.

[@Tikitackfouls]

Baby boomers caused the pop growth

[@mattrocus9672]

Amazon is the Walmart of modern times. I remember when everyone was criticizing Walmart when I was a kid. They were getting too big, they don’t pay their workers enough. Just interesting to think about.

[@mllejessful]

Their stake in Rivian and the thought that all these businesses and soooo many more are powered by AWS is kinda mind boggling.

[@SadSadSadSquishSquishSquish]

Worst company in America. I’ve completely boycotted using them.

[@paahl1572]

Me too. I have heard nothing good about the company.

[@Tikitackfouls]

The new Walmart?

[@Tikitackfouls]

It's a trap

[@camuni4u]

Once Amazon gets into pharmacy, there's nothing that'll stop them

[@tricountyretail992]

They already have! Ever hear of Pill Pack?

[@SantosChronicles]

I did not expect this. Holy cow, can’t believe they bought all of those other companies. Their customer service is the best part.

[@tubs6199]

You forgot to mention Amazon Web Services. That's where Amazon makes most of their revenue.

[@Alverant]

Given how Amazon treats their employees, I'm hesitant to call them "successful" since that's a big factor in how I define the term.

[@satoshiyoshie5376]

I went into Petco the other day and realized everything is outrageously overpriced. Irregardless of the supply chain issues. I believe this company very well might go under soon chapter 7. Any thoughts?

[@llydrsn]

I think AWS also deserves a mention as it is the biggest revenue generator for them and practically gives them a lot of responsibility for the internet

[@jojomahony]

I'm a former manager for Amazon Logisitcs (AMZL). AMZL is a loss for Amazon at least in the "last mile" of transportation. AWS is the true backbone of Amazon. I spent a LARGE amount of time in AMZLs internal wiki website looking for info related to my work and I frequently found info on the AWS side of things. AWS hosts an INCREDIBLE amount of customer's data/etc on AWS, including the US Gov't and military. The programs/systems being developed are incredible and there are a LOTTTT of them. They are primarily focused on increasing their tech side of things and automating all of their processes to reduce costs.

[@ThomasPotato]

Underwhelming, never once mentioned their huge logistics network or AWS...

[@danielsimmonds4913]

Ah, yes. Amazon is a successful company, they've extracted so much value from the exploitation and dehumanisation of its workers.

[@enigmawyoming5201]

I’m betting that this video will be soon updated (instead of already outdated) to include AWS. I was shocked not to see anything about AWS in this one.

[@VicHD]

I feel that Amazon has gotten so big that it has kinda killed off a lot of competition. To the point that a lot of critics have made lists of companies that went under or could go under because of Amazon getting into too many markets and aggressively buying other companies.

[@wannabewanderer3861]

Just drove 40+ miles today to buy an inner tube for my bicycle. The first three stores were out of stock. In my truck that equates to over $10 in gas and I can't get the hour and a half of my life back. As far as I'm concern brick and mortar stores can suck it

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[@billgross3579]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is an enormous part of Amazon's business that you didn't mention. When it comes to the question about whether Amazon is too big, AWS is what should make us shudder and worry.

[@Terminal_Apotos]

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[@StarlightNightflame]

AWS and other "internal" ventures like Prime Video etc. feel more impactful than most of these acquisitions, though Twitch, Whole Foods and MGM are certainly important additions. So maybe another video detailing the growth of Amazon without the focus on acquisitions is in order? :)

[@Tikitackfouls]

These two are what made seemed to be what made them big in the early 2010$

[@bobbygermain5428]

Thanks man 😎

[@DMPLAYER1000]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention AWS. It’s possibly the most important part of their business today

[@John.0523]

You should be a nebula creator where you can post extended versions of videos like this one with all the information that can’t be squeezed into a 10 minute video.

[@latenitexeno]

This is one of the best channels i’ve insomniacally discovered at 4am

[@AffluentBlacks]

Good video. Forgot about perhaps the biggest part of what makes Amazon huge: they're revolutionary cloud platform AWS that most industries rely on to operate. This behemoth is likely the heartbeat of every economy that many don't realize

[@masterelitant6065]

the audible sponsorship would have been so smooth😔😔😔

[@LarcR]

I don't care how big Amazon gets as long as they can sell me so many things that I need at better prices than I can find elsewhere and reliably get them to me within a day or 2.

[@sneakerlegacy6124]

Literally 10 seconds into the video I look up and there’s an Amazon truck passing me lol

[@epicraptorman]

The online shopping is good. But for me personally I find myself shopping at eBay more frequently as there's a broader selection

[@cmonster67]

Surprised that there was no mention of any of the robotics companies they acquired.

[@The-Story-Assassin]

I love being a Prime member. I would hate to work for them , but love being a customer.

[@braytonnewell6807]

Mike, Gym memberships have increased every year since the induction of social media and smart phones in our society. 24 Hour Fitness is like the McDonalds of gyms. They’re the one you use if you travel a lot since they’re in ALL the big cities, and then some. Unique biz model too, since each gym is so different. Thanks again Sir, Brayton #CompanyManaholic

[@Tikitackfouls]

Have they? a stopped going to gyms in early 2020

[@braytonnewell6807]

Yes. The importance of appearance has been an increasing need. In fact, plastic surgery has gone up each year since social media has made its way into society. I mean, think about it, we’re all addicted to our filters.

[@jplayzow]

Thank you for putting the plug right at the start

[@erik0073]

A great selection of products and fantastic delivery.

[@josefnocera4414]

I had no idea they bought MGM! It’d be cool to see a video on them lots of history I’m sure!

[@cameronjones7747]

They did not. The acquisition is still pending. The US government might not allow it to happen

[@gbballpl]

For AMZN, it might’ve made sense to add some of the products/lines or business they developed (not just acquisitions), as that would better show how amazon transitioned from an online books store to the behemoth of everything it is today.