Amazon Tops Walmart with $717 Billion Sales, Eyes OpenAI $100B Round
Amazon’s 2025 sales totaled $717 billion, edging past Walmart’s $713.2 billion and cementing its position as the world’s largest revenue-generating company with diversification into cloud services. Amazon is also expected to join Nvidia and SoftBank in a more than $100 billion OpenAI funding round, valuing the AI maker at about $830 billion.
1. Record Revenue Milestone
Amazon reported 2025 revenue of $717 billion, surpassing Walmart’s $713.2 billion to become the world’s largest company by revenue. This marks the first time a digital commerce firm has overtaken traditional retail in top-line sales.
2. AWS Growth Engine
The gap owes largely to Amazon Web Services; excluding cloud sales, Amazon’s e-commerce revenue would total $588 billion, underscoring the strategic importance of AWS in the company’s diversification and profit mix.
3. OpenAI Funding Participation
Amazon is expected to join Nvidia and SoftBank in a fundraising round exceeding $100 billion for OpenAI, valuing the AI developer at around $830 billion and reinforcing Amazon’s commitment to advanced AI infrastructure and services.