Amazon's biggest profit engine is now advertising (sponsored results), where sellers bid against each other for search placement. Last year sponsored results were $56 billion in revenue and looking like they'll exceed $70 billion—more profitable than Amazon Web Services.

factualpending

Speaker

Tim Wu

Evidence Quote

It's more profitable than Amazon Web Services, which is sort of surprising. Last year, it was 56 billion

Source

We Didn’t Ask for This Internet | The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:46:41 PM

My Notes

Loading notes...