5 Most Valuable Platform Companies in the World

3. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has accumulated a user base of 300 million active users since its creation in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. In these 17 years, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has acquired multiple companies, including Whole Foods, Zappos, Twitch, and Audible, amongst others.

Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) economic and global impact is extensive. In 2021, the company added 3,700 new sellers to its website each day, consequently creating thousands of jobs in the United States and the world. The company website reports that in the past decade, it has indirectly created 1.6 million jobs in fields like construction and hospitality and invested over $530 billion in the US.