Prime Members Again Enjoyed the Biggest Global Shopping Event in Amazon History this Prime Day

Prime Members Again Enjoyed the Biggest Global Shopping Event in Amazon History this Prime Day

Members worldwide purchased more than 100 million products during Prime Day

Members celebrated Prime Day with a week of savings at Whole Foods Market, where they saved millions of dollars - the best-selling deal was organic strawberries

Best sellers worldwide were the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and Echo Dot - making this, with 12-hour early access to device deals, the biggest event ever for Amazon devices

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2018-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) - On a day (and a half) with more than one million deals worldwide offered exclusively to Prime members, sales this Prime Day surpassed Cyber Monday, Black Friday and the previous Prime Day, when comparing 36-hour periods, making this once again the biggest shopping event in Amazon history. Prime members worldwide purchased more than 100 million products during this years Prime Day event. Best-sellers worldwide were the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and Echo Dot - making this, with 12-hour early access to device deals, the biggest event ever for Amazon devices. For the first time, U.S. Prime members celebrated Prime Day with a week of savings at Whole Foods Market. Members saved millions of dollars at Whole Foods Market with Prime Day deals, of which the best-selling deal was organic strawberries. Small and medium-sized businesses selling on Amazon far exceeded $1 billion in sales this Prime Day.

Prime Day offers us a unique opportunity to thank Prime members with our best deals, said Jeff Wilke, CEO Worldwide Consumer, Amazon. Extending Prime Day to a day and a half this year allowed us to further reward members with unbeatable deals, access to exclusive new products and unforgettable experiences that highlight the many benefits of a Prime membership. All of this was made possible because of our many valued associates - the global team that continues to make Prime Day bigger and better.

Global Highlights from Prime Day 2018

A record number of Prime members shopped across 17 countries.

Amazon welcomed more new Prime members on July 16 than any previous day in Amazon history.

Customers purchased millions of Fire TV devices on Amazon globally during Prime Day.

Prime Day was the biggest event ever for Echo devices with screens, Echo Show and Echo Spot.

Customers purchased more than five million items in each of the following categories: Toys, Beauty products, PCs and computer accessories, Apparel and Kitchen products.

Prime Day was the best event ever for Amazon devices for kids, including Echo Dot Kids Edition, Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet and Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet.

July 16 was the best day ever for Fire TV devices and Kindle e-readers on Amazon globally.

For the first time, members in Australia, Singapore, the Netherlands and Luxembourg participated in Prime Day.

Millions of customers around the world streamed Unboxing Prime Day events including the Amazon Music concert with Ariana Grande as well as the PUBG Squad Showdown hosted by Twitch Prime with a performance by deadmau5.

U.S. Highlights from Prime Day 2018

This Prime Day, members enjoyed access to Amazon device deals 12 hours earlier. The Toshiba 4K Ultra HD Fire TV Edition (50-inch) and the Toshiba 4K Ultra HD Fire TV Edition (43-inch) are now the best-selling TV deals in Amazon history - together selling over six times as many TVs compared to last years record-setting Fire TV Edition. Other highlights include:

July 17 was the biggest sales day for smart home devices in Amazon history, with over a million devices sold.

Ring had its biggest day ever on Amazon on July 16, with the Ring Video Doorbell Pro selling out.

The Amazon Cloud Cam was the best-selling security camera deal in Amazon history.

For the first time, U.S. Prime members celebrated Prime Day with a week of savings at Whole Foods Market. Members saved millions of dollars at Whole Foods Market with Prime Day deals, of which the best-selling deal was organic strawberries.

Members purchased more than 300,000 Instant Pot 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi Use and 150,000 LifeStraw Personal Water Filters.

Members stocked up for back-to-school and off-to-college season, purchasing millions of pencils and pens.

Some of the top sellers from Amazon brands, by category, were Stone & Beam Ceramic Geometric Table L Presto! Ultra Soft Toilet Paper; Daily Ritual Womens Jersey Short-Sleeve V-Neck T-Shirt Dress and AmazonBasics Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet.

Prime Day Best Sellers by Country

Customers most popular purchase this Prime Day was the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, which was not only the best-selling Amazon device, but also the best-selling product from any manufacturer in any category across Amazon globally. Top sellers from around the world, excluding Amazon devices, include:

U.S.: Instant Pot 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi Use; 23 and Me DNA Test; LifeStraw Personal Water Filter

U.K.: Bosch Cordless Drill; Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting Light strip; Finish Dishwasher Tablets

Spain: SanDisk Ultra 64GB memory card; Cecotec Conga Excellence 990 4 in 1 iTech 3.0 robot vacuum cleaner

Singapore: Coca-Cola Zero Sugar; Play-Doh Shape and Learn Shape a Story; Kleenex Ultra Soft Toilet Tissue

Netherlands: Osmart Zigbee Smart Plug; Philips Hue White Ambiance GU10 LED Spot; Sandisk Micro SD

Mexico: Ace Powder Laundry Detergent; Amazon Basics USB Lightning Cable

Luxembourg: Jamie Oliver Tefal pan; Brita water filter; Solar-lamp in Preserve Jar with USB connector

Japan: Top Super Nanox Liquid Laundry Detergent + Extra Large Refill, SAVAS Whey Protein 100 cocoa flavor 1050g

Italy: Finish Dishwasher Tabs All in 1 Max; Braun Multi-grooming Kit Precision Trimmer 9-in-1 for beard Styling; Hoover Rechargeable Broom 2-in-1 Freedom

India: Redmi Y2 Gold 32 GB smart

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