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Amazon Announces Record-Breaking Holiday Shopping Weekend: Cyber Monday Once Again Becomes the Single Biggest Shopping Day in the Company’s History with the Most Products Ordered Worldwide

Shoppers on Amazon Purchased a Record Number of Amazon Devices Globally this Holiday Weekend, with Millions of Devices Sold Worldwide

Amazon Customers Worldwide Ordered More than 18 Million Toys and More than 13 Million Fashion Items on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Combined

Sales by Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Worldwide Grew More than 20 Percent on Black Friday Year-Over-Year

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2018-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon today announced that Cyber Monday was once again the single biggest shopping day in the company’s history with more products ordered worldwide than any other day. Additionally, the Turkey 5, those five popular shopping days starting with Thanksgiving and continuing through Cyber Monday, broke records as customers in the U.S. purchased millions more products over the five day period vs. the same period last year. In fact, Amazon customers worldwide ordered more than 18 million toys and more than 13 million fashion items on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, combined.

“Black Friday and Cyber Monday continue to break records on Amazon year over year, which tells us that customers love shopping for deals to kick off the holiday shopping season,” stated Jeff Wilke, CEO Worldwide Consumer. “With curated gift guides, convenient shopping experiences, incredible product selection, and free shipping with no minimum purchase amount, Amazon offers customers tremendous value—sure to deliver smiles all season long.”

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