Amazon’s Net Sales Were $74.45B Last Year, Up 22% From 2012

By Dianna Dilworth 

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Amazon’s net sales increased 22 percent to $74.45 billion in 2013, as compared to $61.09 billion in 201, the company revealed today. The company’s net sales increased 20 percent to $25.59 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013, as compared with $21.27 billion in fourth quarter of 2012.

Here is more about full year sales from the press release:

Operating income increased 10% to $745 million, compared with $676 million in 2012. The unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the year on operating income was $29 million. Net income was $274 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, compared with net loss of $39 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, in 2012.

“It’s a good time to be an Amazon customer. You can now read your Kindle gate-to-gate, get instant on-device tech support via our revolutionary Mayday button, and have packages delivered to your door even on Sundays,” stated Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com.