Amazon's 2025 Sales Reach 716.9B, Up 12% on AWS Growth

Amazon reported robust financial results for 2025, with total net sales reaching 716.9 billion, a 12 percent increase from the previous year, driven by acceleration in its cloud computing division amid heavy investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

The company's operating income stood at 80 billion, while net income rose to 77.7 billion. Amazon Web Services, or AWS, contributed significantly, generating 128.7 billion in revenue, up 20 percent year over year, and accounting for 45.6 billion in operating income. In the fourth quarter, AWS sales grew 24 percent to 35.6 billion, marking the fastest pace in 13 quarters and representing half of Amazon's total operating income for the period despite comprising only 18 percent of full-year sales.

CEO Andy Jassy highlighted the momentum during the earnings call, stating, "AWS growing 24, our fastest growth in 13 quarters." He attributed the surge to strong demand for AI workloads, noting that customers prefer running these applications alongside their existing data and infrastructure on AWS. The division's AI services alone generated more than 15 billion in annualized revenue, while Amazon's custom chips, including Trainium...