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Amazon.com, Inc.: USD 716.92 billion revenue in the year ended 2025-12-31. Net income: USD 77.67 billion. Group/company figures.

10.83% net margin for the year ended 2025-12-31: reported net income divided by revenue.

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), 2026-10-16 snapshot: USD 250.00 per share. Market capitalisation: USD 2.70T.

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• JP

  Jeffrey P. Bezos

  Amazon’s founder, identified in the proxy as a major individual beneficial shareholder.

  Equity percentage

  8.8%

  Disclosure as of

  24 February 2026

  Dated beneficial ownership, not a live position.

  Sources (1)

  • Amazon.com, Inc. — proxy ownership tablePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
• B

  BlackRock

  An investment-management group reporting voting or investment authority over shares held through managed portfolios. The position is not all the manager’s own economic wealth.

  Equity percentage

  5.9%

  Disclosure as of

  24 February 2026

  Underlying position date

  31 December 2023

  The proxy cites a December 2023 underlying position.

  Sources (1)

  • Amazon.com, Inc. — proxy ownership tablePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026

IMDb’s established algorithmic story is weighted ratings and popularity measurement. Its STARmeter products use proprietary ranking rather than treating every visit or vote identically.

IMDb, an Amazon company, operates the database and ranking products. Users, contributors and industry participants supply much of the underlying information.

IMDb receives information you provide, device and usage information, and data from other sources. It shares information within the Amazon group and with service providers under the notice. Advertising choices and privacy requests are available, subject to location and retention obligations.

IMDb monitors vote manipulation and updates its weighting. Database contributions and reviews pass through separate contribution and moderation processes.

Read the review behind a rating, look at vote counts and distinguish a popularity chart from a quality judgement. Watchlists make discovery more intentional.

15/25 points

IMDb is useful as a film reference, but credits, user reviews and weighted ratings are different evidence types. Its privacy notice identifies Amazon as its parent and includes advertising and AI-development uses; being a reference site does not make use data-free.

10/25 points

IMDb receives information you provide, device and usage information, and data from other sources. It shares information within the Amazon group and with service providers under the notice. Advertising choices and privacy requests are available, subject to location and retention obligations.

20/25 points

User ratings, credits and editorial material have different sources and should not be treated alike.

15/25 points

Read the review behind a rating, look at vote counts and distinguish a popularity chart from a quality judgement. Watchlists make discovery more intentional.

Comparison priority: use credits for identification, reviews for opinions and vote distributions for audience response. One headline rating cannot do all three jobs.

Solving “where have I seen that actor?” gives an immediate reward. Ratings and trivia create another small discovery on the next page.

Upcoming releases, trailers and trending names provide fresh reasons to check the database.

Linked cast lists turn one title into the next: film, actor, another film, another cast. The next discovery is already clickable.

Star ratings, vote totals and user reviews put audience opinion beside the title. IMDb’s weighted score gives votes different influence rather than simply averaging them.

Top lists and STARmeter movement turn entertainment into a changing league table. Creators and fans have a reason to see what climbed or fell.