# Amazon founding date

entity: /record/amazon.md  
predicate: founded  
page: /record/amazon/founded  
as_of: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Amazon founded: 1994-07-05", as of 1994-07-05. Claim clm_044BAAF2A3F1, https://asof.is/claim/clm_044BAAF2A3F1, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872425000004/amzn-20241231.htm.  

As of November 8, 2026, Amazon's founding date on the AsOf record is July 5, 1994, dated July 5, 1994, from a primary source (sec.gov) and 2 further sources (thestreet.com and history.com). The record holds 1 claim on Amazon's founding date, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founding date

What the record asserts on 2026-11-08.

- [Amazon](/record/amazon.md) | founded | 1994-07-05 | valid 1994-07-05 to present | conf 0.60 | valid | [clm_044BAAF2A3F1](/claim/clm_044BAAF2A3F1.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872425000004/amzn-20241231.htm, https://www.thestreet.com/technology/amazon-history-timeline-facts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/amazon-is-founded-by-jeff-bezos

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Amazon](/record/amazon.md) | founded | 1994-07-05 | valid 1994-07-05 to present | conf 0.60 | valid | [clm_044BAAF2A3F1](/claim/clm_044BAAF2A3F1.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872425000004/amzn-20241231.htm, https://www.thestreet.com/technology/amazon-history-timeline-facts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-5/amazon-is-founded-by-jeff-bezos

## Questions this record answers

### What is Amazon's current founding date?

July 5, 1994, dated July 5, 1994, from a primary source (sec.gov) and 2 further sources (thestreet.com and history.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 8, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.60).


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