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Amazon's Path to Global Domination: Identifying Its Biggest Competitors

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 24 October 2021.

As of 2021, Amazon's market value stood at nearly $2 trillion, making it one of the top 5 companies in the world. With over 1.3 million employees, it is only second to Walmart in terms of the number of people drawing a paycheck from it every month.

Amazon has come a long way from its days as an online book retailer. Today, it sells everything, and as a result, it is coming for everyone, literally at war with everyone.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Various Sectors

Here are some of Amazon's biggest competitors in different sectors:

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in E-commerce

Amazon's e-commerce platform, Amazon.com, faces competition from eBay, Walmart, and BestBuy.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Artisan Marketplace

Amazon's Handmade by Amazon platform competes with Etsy.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Hollywood

Amazon's MGM Studios and Amazon Studios compete with SONY, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, and Columbia Pictures.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Video Games

Amazon's Amazon Games competes with Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Epic Games.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Cloud Gaming

Amazon's Amazon Luna competes with Apple Arcade and Google Stadia.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Cloud Storage

Amazon's Amazon Cloud Drive competes with Dropbox and Google Drive.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Logistics

Amazon's Amazon Logistics competes with FedEx and UPS.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Streaming

Amazon's Prime competes with Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, CBS All Access, Paramount+, and others.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Low Orbit Internet

Amazon's Amazon Kuiper competes with Starlink by SpaceX and OneWeb.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Electric Cars

Amazon's Rivian (major investor) competes with Tesla.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Payments

Amazon's Amazon Pay competes with PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Game Streaming

Amazon's Twitch competes with YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Cloud Computing

Amazon's AWS competes with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Movie Review and Information

Amazon's IMDB competes with Rotten Tomatoes.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Music

Amazon's Prime Music competes with Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Internet of Things

Amazon's Amazon Alexa and Amazon Ring compete with Google Home, Apple HomePod, and Nest.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in AI Assistant

Amazon's Alexa competes with Siri and Google Assistant.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Audiobooks

Amazon's Audible competes with Scribd and Audiobooks.com.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Streaming Hardware

Amazon's Fire TV Stick competes with Roku, NVidia, and Xiaomi.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Tablet Computer

Amazon's Kindle Fire competes with iPad and various Android tablets.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Publishing

Amazon's Amazon Publishing competes with Penguin/Random House, Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins, and Simon and Schuster.

Amazon's Biggest Competitors in Organic Food Market

Amazon's Whole Foods competes with Sprouts Farmers Market, Kroger, and The Fresh Market.

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