Amazon ends Prime Invitee Program, replaces with Amazon Family.

Amazon will end its Prime Invitee Program on Oct. 1, 2025, eliminating a long-standing perk that let Prime members share free shipping with people outside their household and directing affected users to either join Amazon Family or buy their own Prime subscriptions. The company announced the change on its customer service pages and began notifying invitees in advance of the cutoff date.

The Prime Invitee Program, launched in 2009 and available for new signups through 2015, allowed members to extend Prime delivery to others at different addresses. Amazon said it will replace that arrangement with Amazon Family, which limits sharing to household members: one other adult living at the same primary residential address, up to four teens who were added before April 7, 2025, and up to four child profiles. To participate in Amazon Family, adults must have separate Amazon accounts, share a primary residential address and a payment method, and either accept an emailed invitation or sign up together on the same device.

Amazon positioned Amazon Family as a broader benefits package, noting it includes not only fast, free delivery but also access to Prime Video with ads, Amazon Music, Prime...