Amazon.com, Inc., founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, operates an e-commerce platform selling books, electronics, apparel, groceries, and other goods through its online marketplace, alongside Amazon Web Services for cloud computing, Prime Video for streaming, and devices including Kindle e-readers, Echo smart speakers, Fire tablets, and Fire TVs. It serves hundreds of millions of customers annually across more than 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany, and India, with services like Amazon Fresh for grocery delivery, Twitch for live streaming, and Audible for audiobooks. The company employs artificial intelligence in recommendation engines, Alexa voice assistants, robotics for fulfillment centers, and AWS infrastructure for enterprise customers. Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in March 2022 to expand into grocery and media production. Its headquarters is in Seattle, Washington, with operations in the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom.