When was Amazon Web Services founded?

Amazon Web Services was founded in 2006.

Where is Amazon Web Services located?

Amazon Web Services is headquartered in Seattle, United States. It is registered at South Portland, Maine.

Who is the current CEO of Amazon Web Services?

Andy Jassy, Adam Selipsky and Matt Garman s of Amazon Web Services.

How many employees does Amazon Web Services have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Amazon Web Services is 159262.

Is Amazon Web Services a funded company?

Amazon Web Services is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

What is the annual revenue of Amazon Web Services?

Annual revenue of Amazon Web Services is £3.63K as on Aug 31, 2022.

Where does Amazon Web Services rank among its competitors?

Amazon Web Services ranks 13th amongst 631 active competitors, of which 93 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Wasabi, which secured $70M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Amazon Web Services?

Amazon Web Services' top competitors include Netlify, Oracle and IBM. Among them, Wasabi secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Amazon Web Services - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Amazon Web Services is a funded company based in Seattle (United States), founded in 2006 by Jeffrey Preston Bezos and Andy Jassy. It operates as a Provider of cloud computing services, including infrastructure, AI, and data solutions. The company has 631 active competitors, including 93 funded and 86 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Netlify, Oracle and IBM.

Company Details

Provider of cloud computing services, including infrastructure, AI, and data solutions. It offers a range of compute, storage, database, and analytics options. These services facilitate application migration, modernization, and development. The company provides tools and resources for training, deployment, and security.

Website: aws.amazon.com
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Registered Address: South Portland, Maine

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2006

Location

Seattle, United States

Stage

Funding Raised

Investors

Hackquarters & 5 more

Ranked

13^th among 631 active competitors

Annual Revenue

£3.63K as on Aug 31, 2022

Employee Count

159,262 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Coastalmeasures & 58 more

Similar Companies

Netlify & 668 more

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Amazon Web Services is associated with 10 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
MAY FILM AND MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD CIN: 13399013 , United Kingdom, Active	May 13, 2021	$91.8K (As on May 31, 2025)	-
AWS, INC. CIN: 10918012 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	67 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
MCCULLOCH PITTS LIMITED CIN: 12840452 , United Kingdom, Active	Aug 26, 2020	$4.72K (As on Aug 31, 2022)	1 (As on Aug 31, 2023)
AWS LIMITED CIN: 4663786 , United Kingdom, Active	Feb 11, 2003	-	1 (As on Apr 30, 2024)
GREF Performance a.s. CIN: 05643121 , Czech Republic, Active	Dec 20, 2016	-	-
AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. CIN: 4152954 , United States, Active	May 03, 2006	-	-	-
AMAZON WEB SERVICES (THAILAND) LIMITED CIN: 0105558098545 , Thailand, Active	Jun 17, 2015	$30.9M (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
cloud web services a.s. CIN: 06411215 , Czech Republic, Active	Sep 06, 2017	-	-
Real Media Services s.r.o. CIN: 07708050 , Czech Republic, Active	Dec 07, 2018	-	-
Amazon Data Services Czech Republic s.r.o. CIN: 03408680 , Czech Republic, Active	Sep 16, 2014	-	-

Amazon Web Services is a funded company. Amazon Web Services has 6 institutional investors.

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The founders of Amazon Web Services are Jeffrey Preston Bezos and Andy Jassy. Adam Selipsky is the CEO of Amazon Web Services.

Here are the details of Amazon Web Services' key team members:

Jeffrey Preston Bezos: Co-Founder of Amazon Web Services.
Andy Jassy: Former Co-Founder & CEO of Amazon Web Services.
Adam Selipsky: CEO of Amazon Web Services.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Matt Garman: CEO of Amazon Web Services.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Amazon Web Services' employee count trend

Amazon Web Services has 159,262 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Amazon Web Services's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Amazon Web Services include Netlify, Oracle and IBM. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Amazon Web Services, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Netlify 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of a platform for web application development and deployment	$212M	Kleiner Perkins, Bloomberg Beta & 21 others	85/100
2nd	Oracle 1977, Austin (United States), Public	Hybrid cloud infrastructure platform	-	EGI Booster, rifvc.com & 32 others	83/100
3rd	IBM 1911, United States, Public	Provider of hybrid cloud solutions, AI models, and cybersecurity services	-	Berkshire Hathaway, Runway & 16 others	80/100
4th	Dell 1984, Round Rock (United States), Public	Provider of enterprise servers and cloud solutions	-	CampVentures, RBC Capital Markets & 11 others	80/100
5th	DigitalOcean 2011, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of cloud infrastructure, virtual machines, and managed database hosting	$174M	Access Industries, Access Technology Ventures ... & 46 others	80/100
6th	Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2015, Houston (United States), Public	Provider of edge-to-cloud solutions, products, and services for enterprise organizations	-	Kleiner Perkins, Draper Athena & 2 others	79/100
7th	Nutanix 2009, San Jose (United States), Public	AI powered cloud management software for enterprises	$317M	Sapphire Ventures, Goldman Sachs & 31 others	75/100
8th	QlikTech 1993, Radnor (United States), Acquired	Provider of data integration, data quality, and analytics solutions	$12.5M	ADIA, Thoma Bravo & 6 others	72/100
9th	Wasabi 2015, Boston (United States), Series E	Cloud storage provider offering scalable solution for businesses	$484M	Forestay Capital, L2 Point & 21 others	71/100
10th	Modal 2021, New York City (United States), Series B	Provider of serverless platform for developing and deploying AI applications	$111M	Lux Capital, Redpoint Ventures & 8 others	69/100
13th	Amazon Web Services 2006, Seattle (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of cloud computing services, including infrastructure, AI, and data solutions	-	Hackquarters, Tigerlabs & 4 others	65/100

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Amazon Web Services has made 51 investments in companies including Coastalmeasures and Coastalmeasures. Amazon Web Services has also acquired 8 companies including Fig and DataRow.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Apr 06, 2026	Investments	Coastalmeasures		Durham (United States)
Apr 06, 2026	Investments	Coastalmeasures		Durham (United States)
Jan 23, 2026	Investments	Clickwise	2011	Vienna (Austria)

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Edition: November, 2025 (82 Pages)

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Media has covered Amazon Web Services for a total of 922 events in the last 1 year, 536 of them have been about company updates and 251 about partnerships.