Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. , doing business as Amazon , is a multinational technology company focusing in e-commerce , cloud computing , and artificial intelligence in Seattle, Washington . It is one of the Big Four or "Four Horsemen" of technology along with Google , Apple and Facebook due to its market capitalization , disruptive innovation , brand equity and hyper-competitive application process. Amazon.com, Inc. The Amazon Spheres , part of the Amazon headquarters campus in Seattle Trading name Amazon Formerly Cadabra, Inc. (1994–95) Type Public Industry Cloud computing E-commerce Artificial Intelligence Compute...