The Internet’s 5 Biggest Online Stores

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No. 1: Amazon.com

Amazon

Online sales (2012 estimate):  $48,080,000,000

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is not only the world’s biggest online retailer, but it is also one of the first competitors to join the online game. Founded in ’95 by entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, it took several years before Amazon truly became profitable, but nowadays it is the biggest name in the industry. Amazon further expanded its lead on other online retailers by introducing the Kindle, an e-book reader device, back in 2007.

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