9 absolutely amazing facts about Amazon

Thanks to that love, the Amazon company sits at №5 on the list of top domains on the web. It means that users not only search for Amazon on Google, but they also spend a lot of time on the site.

Amazon ships more than 608 million packages per year. Each package is packed in cardboard boxes. If this cardboard was laid out flat, it would cover the area equivalent to the size of Sri Lanka.

Amazon has become a big and powerful retailer. You would be surprised but Amazon is worth twice more than Walmart.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, wanted to call his new website “Cadabra”. It was inspired by the magician’s phrase “Abracadabra”. The name “Amazon” was the third variant after “Relentless”.

Amazon’s founder ran the company in the garage. First, it was a bookstore.

The company has a pet-friendly environment. Cats and dogs can freely walk around the office. Can you imagine this?

These principles helped Amazon to survive in its early years. Bezos hasn’t abandoned them. To save money, employee desks are constructed out of inexpensive doors.

Procrastinators are especially in love with Amazon as they can get their item the day they have ordered it. The fastest delivery Amazon has made took 13 minutes total!

There is no surprise that Amazon’s founder is rich. However, economists predict that he will be the 1st trillionaire on earth.