Amazon

Amazon Web Services (AWS) drives the majority of Amazon's profitability with $107B in annual revenue and 31% global cloud infrastructure market share, effectively subsidizing the world's largest e-commerce operation. The company's AI bet — including $4B invested in Anthropic — positions it as both a cloud infrastructure provider and an AI model distributor through the Amazon Bedrock platform. Amazon's logistics network spans over 1,600 fulfillment centers globally and employs 1.5 million people, making it one of the world's largest private employers. The story of AWS's origin in Jeff Bezos's garage is covered extensively in Brad Stone's 'The Everything Store'.