Amazon Business Sales Near $60 Billion as Corporate Buying Expands

Amazon Business sales reached $60 billion in annualized gross sales during the second quarter of 2026, according to Amazon, marking one of the strongest growth periods yet for the company’s business-to-business marketplace. The figure represents roughly a 71% increase compared with 2023, the company said. Amazon Business allows companies, schools, hospitals and government bodies to place recurring or bulk orders online, and the latest Amazon Business sales numbers highlight how quickly corporate buyers are shifting toward the platform.

Amazon Business now serves more than 11 million organizations worldwide, including hundreds of thousands of small businesses and 97 of the Fortune 100 companies, according to Amazon. More than 1.8 million new organizations joined the service in the first half of 2026 alone, the company said, extending a period of accelerating Amazon Business sales growth. Named customers include Citi, Marriott International, Carnival Corporation, the University of California at San Diego and Nasdaq Inc.

Scott Thompson, vice president of logistics for North America at Carnival Corporation, said procurement tasks that once took hours can now be completed in minutes through the platform. His comments were included in Amazon’s official statement announcing the Amazon Business sales milestone.

The service traces back to 2012, when Amazon launched Amazon Supply as an early attempt at business-focused selling. The company rebranded and relaunched the unit as Amazon Business three years later, expanding it into a presence across 11 countries. Much of the early growth in Amazon Business sales came from companies converting personal or shared accounts into corporate ones to access ordering tools and negotiated discounts, before Amazon shifted focus toward larger organizations seeking custom quotes and bulk delivery.

Amazon said Amazon Business-specific discounts saved organizations more than $1 billion worldwide in 2025, while Prime Business members saved over $880 million in shipping fees globally during the same period. The company has also introduced AI-powered features, including a shopping assistant chatbot and spend-monitoring software designed to flag unusual purchases before they become costly errors. Additional details on these tools and membership benefits are listed on the Amazon Business official website.

The expansion of Amazon Business also reflects a broader shift in corporate procurement, as organizations increasingly seek faster ordering, centralized purchasing and better cost control. By combining bulk discounts, business-specific tools and AI-powered features, Amazon is positioning its B2B marketplace as a growing part of the global e-commerce and corporate supply chain landscape.

Shelley Salomon, worldwide vice president of Amazon Business, said in the company’s statement that organizations are increasingly looking to do more with less, and that Amazon is building tools to help them save time and money while reinvesting in growth. Amazon has not disclosed profitability figures for the business sales unit, leaving analysts unable to determine how much of the $60 billion in gross sales converts into earnings for the company.

The growth in Amazon Business sales adds a third major pillar alongside the company’s consumer retail operations and its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services. Corporate procurement patterns have shifted broadly across e-commerce in recent years, mirroring changes already visible in other markets; StudioX News previously reported on how Nike’s online sales performance in China reflected a similar shift toward digital-first purchasing behaviour among large organizations.

Amazon reported the Amazon Business sales milestone ahead of its second-quarter 2026 earnings call, scheduled for July 30, when the company is expected to provide further detail on segment performance across its retail, cloud and advertising businesses. Amazon has not indicated when it plans to next update figures specifically for the business unit.

Whether the current pace of organizational sign-ups continues will likely depend on broader corporate spending trends and how effectively Amazon’s newly introduced AI tools perform at scale. For now, the latest Amazon Business sales figures stand as Amazon’s clearest confirmation yet that its business-to-business marketplace has become a substantial part of its overall operations.