Amazon posts impressive Q1 2026 gains, powered by AWS

Amazon said Q1 net sales rose 17% YoY to USD181.5 billion, or 15% excluding currency impacts. North America sales increased 12% to USD104.1 billion, international sales rose 19% to USD39.8 billion and AWS sales grew 28% to USD37.6 billion. Operating income increased to USD23.9 billion from USD18.4 billion, while net income rose to USD30.3 billion. CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon’s chips business exceeded a USD20 billion revenue run rate. (Amazon)