Launched as an online bookstore in 1995, on September 4, Amazon became only the second publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion. Apple reached that benchmark just a few weeks earlier in August. Amazon stock has increased almost 600 percent over the last five years. With a 16 percent stake, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is estimated to be worth about $160 billion.
Amazon 2nd US Company to Reach $1 Trillion
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