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Is Amazon an American company?

Amazon is a U.S. public company headquartered in Seattle.

United States connection

Direct

Origin
United States
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, United States
Sourced connections
2
High confidenceLast checked Sep 2026

Key facts

Company
Amazon.com, Inc.
Origin
United States
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, United States
Ownership
Public company
Parent company
Independent
Listed on
NASDAQ: AMZN
Manufacturing
Unknown
Operations in the United States
Yes

Why Whownit classifies Amazon this way

  • U.S.-founded.

  • Seattle corporate headquarters.

Sources: company filingsAll sources

Ownership snapshot

  1. Amazon

    Amazon.com, Inc.

  2. owned by

    Public shareholders

Independent company

Amazon.com, Inc. is a publicly traded company with no parent company.

Country connections

Each relationship is recorded separately, with its own sources.

What Amazon owns

Entities with a sourced, current ownership relation to Amazon.

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Sources

Primary sources are listed first. Facts on this page were last checked in Sep 2026.

  1. sec.gov

    sec.gov — amzn-20251231 (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Sep 11, 2026

Quick answers

Who owns Amazon?

Amazon.com, Inc. is a publicly traded company with no parent company.

Which country owns Amazon?

No company owns Amazon: it is publicly traded on NASDAQ and has no parent company, so its shares are held by public shareholders.

Where is Amazon from?

Founded in the United States.

Where is Amazon headquartered?

Amazon is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Is Amazon an American company?

Whownit records 2 sourced connections between Amazon and the United States (Origin, Headquarters). At least one is direct — through the company itself.

What does Amazon own?

Whownit records 2 entities owned by Amazon: Twitch and Whole Foods Market.