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Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates retain the precision of the source; retrospective disclosures are identified in the event. AWS AI and chips run rates may overlap; they are not added to each other or to AWS revenue.
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AWS quarterly revenue reaches $42.2B
AWS grows 37% year over year, equivalent to a $169B annualized run rate. Amazon total quarterly sales are $200.6B.
Source: AmazonAWS AI business exceeds a $25B run rate
Amazon separately reports AI and chips businesses each above $25B annualized. These overlapping business measures are not summed as incremental revenue.
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AWS annual sales reach $107.6B
The 2024 results document 19% AWS growth before the subsequent acceleration in AI infrastructure demand.
Source: AmazonAnthropic investment rises to $8B
Amazon commits an additional $4B and becomes Anthropic’s primary cloud and training partner; the investment is distinct from AWS customer sales.
Source: Anthropic / AmazonAmazon Bedrock becomes generally available
Managed access to foundation models adds a commercial generative-AI layer to AWS infrastructure.
Source: AmazonBegins reporting AWS as a separate segment
The annual report separates AWS from North America and International, making the cloud business’s performance visible in financial reporting.
Source: Amazon / SECIntroduces Echo and Alexa
The voice-assistant platform begins with a limited set of functions before expanding through speech technology, skills and later generative AI.
Source: Amazon retrospectiveLaunches Amazon S3
The storage service helps establish AWS’s infrastructure-as-a-service business, preceding its later AI platforms.
Source: AmazonAmazon is founded
The company expands from online retail into marketplaces, logistics, devices and cloud computing.
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