As of early 2021, Amazon's total annual sales are reported to be around $386 billion. This figure includes sales from Amazon's e-commerce platform as well as other businesses such as its cloud computing and advertising divisions. Amazon sales have been growing rapidly in recent years, with annual growth rates of around 20% since 2016. It is estimated that Amazon will overtake Walmart as the largest retailer in the United States by 2022.
It's difficult to say exactly how much Amazon sales were in 2021 because the company does not release detailed sales figures. However, we can make an estimate based on Amazon's reported total sales for 2020 of $386 billion. Based on this figure, we can estimate that Amazon's sales in 2021 were around $462 billion. This would represent a year-over-year growth rate of around 20%.
Another way to estimate Amazon's sales for 2021 is to look at the company's quarterly sales figures. Amazon does not release detailed quarterly sales figures, but we can get an idea of the company's sales growth by looking at its overall revenue figures. For the first three quarters of 2020, Amazon reported total revenue of $242.9 billion. This figure would imply a fourth-quarter revenue of around $143.1 billion, and a full-year 2020 revenue of around $386 billion. Based on this estimate, we can estimate that Amazon's sales in 2021 were around $462 billion. This would represent a year-over-year growth rate of around 20%.
It's worth noting that these are just estimates, and Amazon's actual sales figures for 2021 may be different. However, based on the available data, we can estimate that Amazon's sales in 2021 were around $462 billion. This would represent a year-over-year growth rate of around 20%.
