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Customers Shopped at Record Levels this Holiday Season with Billions of Items Ordered Worldwide Plus Customers Purchased Tens of Millions of Amazon Devices

Customers in the U.S. Enjoyed a Season of Convenience Number of Items Delivered with Prime Free One-Day and Prime Free Same-Day Delivery Nearly Quadrupled

The Best-Selling Amazon Devices Worldwide this Holiday Season Included Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote andEcho Show5

Toys and Games, Fashion, Home and Beauty Were Popular Departments to Shop with More Than Half a Billion Total Items Ordered

Record-Breaking Season for Independent Third-Party Sellers Mostly Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Worldwide Unit Sales Seeing Double-Digit Year-over-Year Growth, Surpassing a Billion Items Sold

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 26, 2019-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) Amazontoday announced that this holiday season was record-breaking thanks to its customers all around the world billions of items were ordered worldwide and tens of millions of Amazon Devices were purchased worldwide. Throughout the season,Amazonoffered customers incredible deals every day and deeper discounts and more Deals of the Day than ever before during shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Some of the best-selling products and brands this holiday season were the Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote,Echo Show5, L.O.L. Surprise! Glitter Globe Doll Winter Disco Series with Glitter Hair, iRobot Roomba 675 Robot Vacuum, HAUS LABORATORIES, Carhartt, AmazonBasics, and Champion items. Popular departments customers shopped in Amazons Stores in the U.S. were toys, fashion, home and beauty with more than half a billion total items ordered.

This holiday season has been better than ever thanks to our customers and employees all around the world, saidJeff Bezos,Amazonfounder and CEO. On behalf of all Amazonians, we wish everyone the happiest of holidays and a fantastic 2020.

Amazons worldwide and U.S.-only seasonal and year-end highlights are as follows.

AMAZON EMPLOYEES

• This holiday seasonAmazonadded more than 250,000 full and part-time seasonal roles across its global customer fulfillment network, with the company now employing 750,000 employees worldwide.
• Nearly 19,000 employees worldwide across Amazons Operations team were promoted this year.
• Amazonhas 150 delivery stations inthe United Statesthat employ more than 90,000 Amazon Logistics associates.

SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES

• It was a record-breaking holiday season for independent third-party sellers mostly small and medium-sized businesses with worldwide unit sales seeing double-digit year-over-year growth, surpassing a billion items sold in Amazons Stores.
• There are more than 800Amazon Delivery Service Partnersin the last-mile network, employing 75,000 drivers in the U.S.
• Hundreds of thousands of customers in the U.S. visited the Small Business Gift Guide this holiday season, which featured gifts exclusively sold by small businesses.

PRIME MEMBERS, SHIPPING & DELIVERY

• More people tried Prime this holiday season than any previous year in fact, in one week alone, more than 5 million new customers started Prime free trials or began paid memberships worldwide.
• In 2019, Amazons dedicated last-mile delivery network delivered over 3.5 billion customer packages globally.
• This holiday season, the number of items that were delivered with Prime Free One-Day and Prime Free Same-Day Delivery nearly quadrupled compared to the same time period last holiday season, making this Amazons fastest holiday yet.
• Over 100 million items sold by independent third-party sellers mostly small and medium-sized businesses were shipped with Prime Free One-Day Delivery over the holidays in the U.S.
• In the U.S., the Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick 4K,Echo Show5, Echo Auto, and Amazon Smart Plug were among the most popular items shipped with Prime Free One-Day Delivery during the holidays. Other popular items shipped with One-Day Delivery this holiday season include Melissa & Doug Scratch Art, and the Wyze Cam Indoor Wireless Smart Home Camera.
• Millions more items were ordered to an Amazon Hub location during the holiday season than ever before.
• 60 percent more customers shipped their holiday order to anAmazonpickup point this season compared to last year.
• The top ten cities that used an Amazon Locker or Amazon Counter location this holiday wereChicago,Los Angeles,New York,Philadelphia,Seattle,Portland,San Jose,Berkeley(CA),AustinandColumbus.
• The last delivery with Amazons ultra-fast delivery arrived onChristmas Eveat11:59pm PTinSeattle, WA.

AMAZON DEVICES & SERVICES

• It was a record holiday season for Amazon Devices and Alexa customers worldwide purchased tens of millions of Amazon Devices.
• Shoppers purchased millions more Amazon Devices compared to last holiday and the best-selling devices worldwide included Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote andEcho Show5.
• Customers interacted with Alexa at record levels this holiday season from finding recipes, to showing whos at the front door, finding holiday TV shows and movies, turning on holiday lights and more.
• Customers asked Alexa for recipes and cooking advice tens of millions of times this holiday season as Alexa helped make holiday feasts, cookies and cocktails. Some of the most popular recipes this holiday season includedThanksgivingTurkey, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Fluffy Mashed Potatoes.
• Customers received hundreds of millions of doorbell and motion announcements via Alexa this holiday season from carolers to delivery drivers and holiday guests.
• The most searched for holiday movie on Fire TV with Alexa wasHome Alone, followed byElfandThe Grinch.
• Alexa helped turn on holiday lights tens of millions of times.
• Alexa helped customers connect with family and friends near and far tens of millions of times this holiday season, through video calling, messaging, and drop-in.

AMAZON BEST-SELLERS AND SEASONAL TRENDS

• Toys, fashion, home and beauty items were popular departments to shop with more than half a billion total items ordered in Amazons Stores.

Toys and Games

• The best-selling toys in the U.S. this holiday season included the L.O.L. Surprise! Glitter Globe Doll Winter Disco Series with Glitter Hair, Melissa & Doug Scratch Art Box of Rainbow Mini Notes, Nerf N Strike Elite Strongarm Toy Blaster (Amazon Exclusive), Hasbro Connect 4 Game, and Crayola Inspiration Art Case Coloring Set.
• Building toys were a top trending toy category this holiday with best-sellers including the LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader's Castle (Amazon Exclusive), LEGO Ideas Ship in a Bottle, and the LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V.

Home

• Some of the best-selling home products in the U.S. included the Instant Pot Duo 80 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker, iRobot Roomba 675 Robot Vacuum, Linenspa 6-Inch Innerspring Twin Mattress, Keurig K-Classic Coffee Maker, Lodge Silicone Hot Handle Holder, COSORI Air Fryer, Brita Ultra Max Filtering Dispenser, National Tree Crestwood Spruce Garland, and Mr. Coffee Mug Warmer.

Fashion

• Some of the most popular fashion brands customers ordered in Amazons Stores during the holidays include Carhartt, Champion, adidas and Amazon Essentials.
• Millions of cold-weather accessories for the whole family were ordered during the holidays from well-known brands such asColumbia,Pendleton and Calvin Kleinto Amazon Brands such as Goodthreads and emerging brands such as State Cashmere.
• Snow boots, cozy cardigans and knit beanies were a few of customers most loved items this holiday season, along with the customer favorite Orolay down Jacket, better known as the Amazon Coat.
• Customers loved giving their winter wardrobe an update with stylish, textured coats from favorite brands including, Alo Yoga and Daily Ritual, as well as bright puffers fromStaplesby the Drop and Amazon Essentials.
• From leopard print headbands to cozy, spotted sweaters, animal prints were popular gifts to give and get, as seen in the Amazon Fashion holiday gift guides, curated by influencers including Pink PeoniesRachel Parcelland Something NavysArielle Charnas.

Beauty

• Some of the best-selling products from Amazon Beauty in the U.S. included HAUS LABORATORIES By Lady Gaga: GLAM ROOM PALETTE NO.1: FAME, Eyeshadow Palette, Philips Sonicare Diamond Clean Classic Electronic Toothbrush, Crest 3D White Dental Whitening Kit, Mario Badescu Drying Lotion, and EltaMD UV Clear Facial Sunscreen Broad-Spectrum.

Electronics

• Some of the best-selling electronics in the U.S. included Pokmon Sword for Nintendo Switch, Wyze Cam Indoor Wireless Smart Home Camera, andSamsung128GB MicroSDXC EVO Select Memory Card.

Pets

• The best-selling pets products in the U.S. this season included SmartSticks Peanut Butter Chews, TEMPTATIONS Classic Cat Treats, and Furbo Dog Camera: Treat Tossing, Full HD Wifi Pet Camera.
• Growth in top cat items outpaced growth for top dog items this holiday season in the U.S., and cat owners not only stocked up on litter, but also purchased treats for their furry companions.

Sports

• The best-selling sports items in the U.S. this holiday season included Spalding NBC Street Outdoor Basketball, AmazonBasics Neoprene Dumbbell Pairs and Sets, AmazonBasics High-Density Round Foam Roller, LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, and Razor A Kick Scooter.
• Customers in the U.S. continued to build their home gyms this holiday season customers added technology to the mix with six of the top ten best-selling items coming from theConnected Fitnesscategory.

Amazon Brands

• The best-selling Amazon brands in the U.S. include AmazonBasics, 365 Everyday Value, Solimo, and AmazonEssentials.

Books

• According to Amazon Charts, the most read and most sold book in the U.S. during this holiday season wasThe GuardiansbyJohn Grisham.
• According to Amazon Charts, the most wished for books in the U.S. during this holiday season wereA Warningby Anonymous,The Starless SeabyErin Morgenstern,Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking BallbyJeff Kinney,Harry Potterand the Goblet ofFire: The Illustrated EditionbyJ.K. Rowling&Jim Kay, andWhere the Crawdads SingbyDelia Owens.

Amazon Books andAmazon4-star stores

• Best-selling items at Amazon Books stores over the holiday season includedDog Man: Fetch-22byDav Pilkey,Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Dont KnowbyMalcolm Gladwell, L.O.L. Surprise! Glitter Globe Doll Winter Disco Series, Echo Dot, and Amazon Smart Plug.
• Best-selling items atAmazon4-star stores over the holiday season included: Echo Dot, Amazon Smart Plug, Fire TV Stick 4K,Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer, L.O.L. Surprise! Glitter Globe Doll Winter Disco Series, andWrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14)byJeff Kinney.

AMAZON GROCERY

• The number of Prime members who tried grocery delivery for the first time this holiday season increased by more than 80 percent.
• Prime members ordered more than double the number of grocery items this holiday season compared to last year.
• Amazondelivered tens of millions grocery items fromWhole Foods Marketand Amazon Fresh this holiday season.
• Prime members were committed to healthy grocery shopping throughout the holiday season. Best-selling items for grocery delivery included avocados, spinach, blueberries and pears, among other items.
• Millions of Prime members enjoyed exclusive Prime savings atWhole Foods Marketthis holiday season.
• Prime members saved tens of millions of dollars on exclusive Prime member deals and savings atWhole Foods Marketthis holiday season.

AMAZON ENTERTAINMENT

• With billions of holiday streams globally, Amazon Music continues to be a leader in holiday listening.
• Upon the mid-December release of Amazon Musics mini-documentary about Mariah Careys groundbreaking hit, All I Want for Christmas is You, the song had held the number one spot on Amazon Music sinceThanksgiving Day.
• This season, customers cozied up with Prime Video during the holidays Prime members watched more Amazon Originals than ever before.
• Tens of millions of Prime customers streamed Amazon Original TV shows and movies over the holidays such as theEmmy and Golden GlobeAward-winning series,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,Tom ClancysJack Ryan,The Expanse,The Report, The Aeronauts,andThe Kacey Musgraves Christmas Special.
• Chicago Firehas been heating things up on IMDb TV this holiday, on average, customers are streaming seven episodes ofChicago Fireper week for free since seasons 1-6 launched on the service in December.