Amazon has bought everything from a grocery chain to a warehouse-robot maker. Some deals reshaped whole businesses, others quietly faded into a logo on a box.
1Whole Foods MarketAmazon bought the natural and organic grocery chain for $13.7 billion in 2017, its largest acquisition to date.1000pts
2PillPackAmazon bought the online pharmacy in 2018 for a reported $753 million, laying the groundwork for Amazon Pharmacy.647pts
3One MedicalAmazon completed its $3.9 billion purchase of the membership-based primary-care provider in 2023.624pts
4Kiva SystemsAmazon bought the warehouse-robot maker for $775 million in 2012 and later renamed it Amazon Robotics.560pts
5GoodreadsAmazon bought the book-review and reading social network in 2013.560pts
6AudibleAmazon acquired the audiobook company in 2008 for about $300 million.485pts
7TwitchAmazon bought the live-streaming platform for about $970 million in cash in 2014.485pts
8ZooxAmazon acquired the self-driving vehicle startup in 2020 in a deal reported at more than $1 billion.397pts
9EeroAmazon acquired the mesh Wi-Fi router maker in 2019.291pts
10ZapposAmazon acquired the online shoe retailer in 2009 in an all-stock deal valued at roughly $1.2 billion when it closed.291pts
11RingAmazon bought the video-doorbell maker in 2018 in a deal reported at more than $1 billion.291pts
12WootAmazon bought the one-deal-a-day shopping site in 2010.291pts
13Souq.comAmazon bought the Dubai-based online marketplace in 2017 and rebranded it as Amazon.ae in 2019.0pts
14IMDbAmazon bought the online movie database in 1998, among its first acquisitions after going public.0pts
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Whole Foods cost Amazon $13.7 billion; a streaming site that was three years old in 2014 is the stranger bet on the same shopping list: https://youpick.best/articles/twitch-ranked-many-ways
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