Amazon.com, Inc.

Who owns it

• Jeff Bezos8.8%sec_filing · 2026-04-01
• Vanguard Group Inc.7.86%external_dataset · 2025-12-31
• BlackRock, Inc. (company)6.8%sec_filing · 2026-04-01
• State Street Corporation3.6%sec_filing · 2026-04-01
• Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)2.5%sec_filing · 2026-04-01
• Geode Capital Management2.17%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Morgan Stanley1.62%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Andy Jassy0.06%sec_filing · 2025-04-10

What’s documented

• 2026-10-13regulatoryActionU.S. District Judge John Chun set the FTC v. Amazon antitrust trial for October 13, 2026, in the Western District of Washington. The FTC and 17 state attorneys general allege Amazon operates an illegal monopoly in online marketplace services, preventing sellers from offering lower prices on competing platforms and stifling competition.source →
• 2026-07-01otherPeople's Union USA announced month-long boycotts of Amazon and Starbucks for July 2026, a significant escalation from the group's previous week-long boycott format. Amazon is targeted over corporate tax practices, labor conditions, DEI rollbacks, and ICE infrastructure contracts (AWS cloud, Ring surveillance). Starbucks is targeted over its handling of union negotiations and the ongoing Starbucks Workers United contract dispute. The campaign extends to all Amazon properties including Whole Foods, Prime, and Amazon Web Services consumer products.source →
• 2026-06-23laborRelationsNLRB administrative law judge ordered Amazon to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union at a San Francisco delivery center (DCK6), finding that Amazon violated federal labor law by refusing to recognize the union after it obtained majority support.source →
• 2026-06-15lobbying12 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2026).source →
• 2026-06-02legalProceedingAmazon filed one of 25 lawsuits challenging the NLRB's constitutional structure, arguing that board officials are unconstitutionally protected from removal by the president.source →
• 2026-06-02regulatoryActionAmazon is among 25 companies that filed lawsuits challenging the NLRB's constitutional authority as of June 2026. If successful, these challenges could strip the NLRB's ability to enforce labor law, eliminating the primary federal mechanism for protecting workers' organizing rights and addressing unfair labor practices across all industries.source →
• 2026-06-01regulatoryActionU.S. District Judge John Chun set the FTC v. Amazon antitrust trial for October 13, 2026. The case alleges Amazon maintains an illegal monopoly in online retail and marketplace services through anti-discounting practices that punish sellers for offering lower prices elsewhere, and by tying Prime eligibility to use of Amazon's fulfillment services.source →
• 2026-06-01otherAmazon was named as a primary target of the 'Resist and Unsubscribe' boycott campaign organized by NYU professor Scott Galloway, urging consumers to cancel Amazon Prime, Audible, and Amazon Music subscriptions. The campaign targets companies providing data, infrastructure, or logistical support to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Organizers cite Amazon Web Services cloud contracts and Ring doorbell surveillance footage sharing with law enforcement as enabling ICE operations.source →
• 2026-05-06otherPeople's Union USA scheduled a weeklong boycott of Amazon from May 6-12, 2026, as part of its ongoing Economic Blackout Tour. The campaign targets Amazon over corporate tax practices, labor conditions, and rollback of DEI programs. This follows the group's earlier Amazon boycott in March 2026 which the organization claims reached 43% consumer awareness according to a Numerator survey. The May boycott extends to all Amazon properties including Whole Foods, Prime, and Amazon Web Services consumer products.source →
• 2026-05-04otherThe 2026 Met Gala (May 4) faced a high-profile boycott campaign after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez were named honorary chairs and lead sponsors. The activist group Everyone Hates Elon papered New York City with 'Boycott the Bezos Met Ball' posters for weeks, and street protests erupted near the Metropolitan Museum of Art citing Amazon labor practices and wealth inequality. Multiple celebrities including Meryl Streep and Zendaya declined to attend, and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani broke with tradition by refusing to attend. The boycott merged cultural and labor activism, with protesters referencing reports of Amazon warehouse workers forced to urinate in bottles to meet delivery quotas.source →
• 2026-05-01laborRelationsNLRB administrative law judge ruled that Amazon broke federal labor law in its anti-union campaign, including ordering reinstatement of a worker fired for union organizing activity.source →
• 2026-04-28regulatoryAction1000 SEC filings on record (535 4, 191 144, 62 8-K, 47 PX14A6G, 26 SC 13G/A)source →
• 2026-04-22regulatoryActionAmazon's FTC antitrust trial, originally scheduled for October 2026, has been delayed to early 2027. Amazon lost its bid to keep the October date; the trial is now proposed for March 29, 2027. The FTC and 18 state attorneys general allege Amazon operates an illegal monopoly in online marketplace services, using a secret algorithm codenamed 'Project Nessie' to push up prices, extracting over $1 billion from consumers. On April 6, 2026, Judge Chun ordered the FTC to disclose every remedy it intends to seek by May 1, after finding the FTC's prior responses were 'a collection of vague goals and hypothetical remedies.'source →
• 2026-04-20regulatoryActionOn April 20, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta unsealed internal Amazon documents in the state's 2022 antitrust lawsuit, revealing Amazon's alleged price-fixing scheme. Emails show Amazon flagged lower prices on Walmart for Levi's khaki pants and pressured Levi's to get Walmart to raise them to $29.99; Levi's complied and Amazon matched the hike. Amazon allegedly uses terms like 'fix,' 'correct,' 'increase,' and 'raise' when demanding vendors increase prices on competing retailers including Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Chewy, and Best Buy, threatening to restrict advertising, demand compensation, or remove products if vendors do not comply. The AG filed for a preliminary injunction to halt the conduct; trial is set for January 19, 2027.source →
• 2026-04-15otherOn April 15, 2026, hundreds of large Amazon marketplace sellers organized a one-day boycott of Amazon's advertising platform. The boycott was coordinated by Million Dollar Sellers, a community of more than 700 members that collectively generate approximately $14 billion in annual revenue. Sellers protested three policy changes: payment payout delays (now seven days after delivery instead of after shipment), mandatory deduction of ad payments from seller earnings instead of credit card billing, and a new 3.5% fuel surcharge. Amazon deferred the advertising payment change until August 1, 2026 in response to the protest.source →
• 2026-04-15regulatoryActionOn April 15, 2026, a federal jury found Live Nation/Ticketmaster violated antitrust laws by monopolizing primary ticketing and amphitheater markets. After the Trump DOJ settled mid-trial, 34 state attorneys general continued the case and won on all counts. The jury assessed damages of $1.72 per concert ticket sold under anticompetitive conduct. The verdict demonstrates state-level enforcement can succeed where federal agencies retreat.source →
• 2026-04-14laborRelationsThe NLRB ruled in April 2026 that Amazon violated federal labor law by refusing to bargain with the Amazon Labor Union, which won a landmark representation election at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York.source →
• 2026-04-14regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: FORM 8-Ksource →
• 2026-04-13laborRelationsOn April 13, 2026, an Amazon employee died at the PDX9 warehouse in Troutdale, Oregon. The worker collapsed on the floor and lay dead as employees continued to work around him. Oregon OSHA determined the incident was not work-related, but employees reported the warehouse had been especially hot due to recent soundproofing renovations that they believe may have contributed to the death.source →
• 2026-04-09regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: FORM 8-Ksource →
• 2026-04-06regulatoryActionUS District Judge John Chun in Seattle ordered the FTC on April 6, 2026 to disclose by May 1 every remedy and form of relief it intends to seek in its monopolization case against Amazon; the court found the FTC prior responses were a collection of vague goals and hypothetical remedies; the case was filed by the FTC and 18 state attorneys general alleging Amazon illegally maintains monopoly power through anticompetitive practices; the disclosure could reveal whether the government seeks to break up Amazonsource →
• 2026-04-03laborRelationsThe NLRB ruled that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union representing workers at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, finding that Amazon illegally refused to bargain with the union following its April 2022 election victory.source →
• 2026-04-03laborRelationsThe National Labor Relations Board ruled in April 2026 that Amazon engaged in unfair labor practices by refusing to bargain with the Amazon Labor Union at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, ordering Amazon to negotiate with the union.source →
• 2026-04-02laborRelationsThe NLRB ruled in April 2026 that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union (affiliated with the Teamsters) representing approximately 5,000 workers at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, finding Amazon engaged in unfair labor practices by refusing to bargain.source →
• 2026-04-02laborRelationsThe National Labor Relations Board ordered Amazon to recognize and bargain with the Amazon Labor Union-International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1 at its JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York, where over 5,000 warehouse workers voted to unionize in April 2022. Amazon indicated it would appeal, claiming NLRB representatives improperly influenced the election.source →
• 2026-04-01laborRelationsAmazon's December 2024 corporate-wide OSHA settlement requires ergonomic measures at all fulfillment centers, sortation centers, and delivery stations in federal OSHA jurisdiction. A NELP report based on 2024 OSHA data found Amazon fulfillment centers report serious injuries at more than 2x the warehouse industry average. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York continues an ongoing investigation into workplace safety at Amazon warehouses.source →
• 2026-04-01regulatoryActionAmazon's FTC antitrust trial is confirmed for October 2026, alleging Amazon operates an illegal monopoly in online marketplace services. The FTC alleges Amazon used a secret algorithm codenamed 'Project Nessie' to push up prices, extracting over $1 billion from consumers. The lawsuit, joined by 17 state attorneys general, survived Amazon's motion to dismiss. Legal analysts are watching the Google antitrust cases as a potential template.source →
• 2026-04-01laborRelationsAmazon, SpaceX, Starbucks, and Trader Joe's are all challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board in federal courts. Amazon filed its challenge in response to NLRB ordering the company to bargain with the Amazon Labor Union at the Staten Island JFK8 facility. The coordinated corporate campaign threatens the 90-year-old agency's ability to enforce workers' rights to organize.source →
• 2026-04-01laborRelationsNLRB ordered Amazon to recognize and bargain with the Amazon Labor Union-International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1 at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, ruling that Amazon illegally refused to recognize the union.source →
• 2026-04-01laborRelationsThe National Labor Relations Board ruled in April 2026 that Amazon violated federal labor law by refusing to bargain with the Amazon Labor Union, which won a representation election at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York in 2022.source →
• 2026-03-31laborRelationsIn March 2026, Amazon settled a Teamsters case alleging retaliation against striking workers. Under the settlement, Amazon agreed not to terminate or discriminate against employees who participated in strikes or work stoppages, and will post notices in break rooms at all 1,300 Amazon facilities nationwide informing workers of their right to organize.source →
• 2026-03-31laborRelationsIn March 2026, Amazon settled with the Teamsters union in NLRB-mediated sessions, conceding it will no longer retaliate against workers who exercise their right to strike. The settlement restored illegally deducted Unpaid Time (UPT) to affected workers and established that all Amazon employees across the company's 1,300+ U.S. facilities can strike without penalty. This followed the largest strike in Amazon's history in December 2024, when thousands of Teamsters walked out at seven facilities in Illinois, New York, Georgia, California, and other states over wages, benefits, and working conditions.source →
• 2026-03-16regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: FORM 8-Ksource →
• 2026-03-15otherThe BDS movement targeted SXSW 2026 panels featuring representatives from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft — all identified as pressure targets for their involvement in Project Nimbus and other Israeli military technology contracts. The campaign calls on the tech industry to refuse complicity in what the movement characterizes as digital infrastructure for apartheid and military operations.source →
• 2026-03-13regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: FORM 8-Ksource →
• 2026-03-07laborRelationsPeople's Union USA organized a week-long Amazon boycott from March 7-14, 2026, as part of its rolling corporate boycott series; the campaign targets Amazon's labor practices in fulfillment centers (injury rates above industry average), DEI rollbacks, tax avoidance strategies, and environmental impact of rapid delivery infrastructure; a Numerator survey found 43% of Amazon shoppers were aware of the boycott though only 9% planned to participatesource →
• 2026-03-03laborRelationsAmazon was named in a call to action by a coalition of nearly 200 human rights groups urging brands to cut all ties with suppliers implicated in Uyghur forced labour in the Xinjiang region, where roughly 20% of the world's cotton is produced. Ethical Consumer continues to list Amazon among brands linked to Uyghur forced labour in its campaign tracking (page updated March 3, 2026).source →
• 2026-03-01otherThe BDS National Committee maintains Microsoft, Amazon, and Google as priority boycott targets for their involvement in providing cloud computing, AI, and technology services to Israel's military. Dell Technologies supplies servers under a $150 million 2023 contract with the Israeli military. The $1.22 billion Project Nimbus contract between Google and Amazon prohibits denying service to any Israeli government entity including the military.source →
• 2026-03-01regulatoryActionThe FTC continued monitoring Amazon's integration of One Medical patient health data with Amazon's broader data infrastructure following the $3.9 billion acquisition. Privacy advocates raised concerns about the potential use of patient health data for commercial purposes.source →
• 2026-03-01legalProceedingThe FTC antitrust trial against Amazon was postponed from October 2026 to February 9, 2027. The FTC, 18 state attorneys general, and Puerto Rico allege Amazon used anticompetitive tactics to maintain its monopoly, including punishing sellers for listing lower prices on other platforms and forcing use of Amazon's logistics services.source →
• 2026-02-27regulatoryActionThe NLRB reinstated the narrow 'direct control' joint employer standard on February 27, 2026, rolling back the Biden-era rule that had broadened liability for companies using contractors, franchisees, and staffing agencies. The change reduces corporate exposure — companies like Amazon and McDonald's can no longer be held jointly liable for labor violations by franchisees or subcontractors unless they exercise direct control.source →
• 2026-02-27regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: FORM 8-Ksource →
• 2026-02-15otherThe Minocqua Marketplace, a pro-democracy e-commerce platform built to help consumers boycott Amazon and other corporations perceived as supporting MAGA-aligned politics, raised over $100,000 in two weeks through a Kickstarter campaign in early 2026source →
• 2026-02-15laborRelationsIn 2026, the NLRB ordered Amazon to cease and desist from refusing to recognize the Amazon Labor Union and to begin bargaining with the union as the exclusive representative of employees at the Staten Island JFK8 facility. Amazon has challenged the NLRB's constitutionality in response, joining SpaceX, Starbucks, and Trader Joe's in seeking to have the agency declared unconstitutional.source →
• 2026-02-13regulatoryActionAmazon's FTC antitrust trial is set for October 2026, alleging Amazon operates an illegal monopoly in online marketplace services. The FTC alleges Amazon used a secret algorithm codenamed 'Project Nessie' to push up prices, extracting over $1 billion from consumers. The lawsuit, joined by 17 state attorneys general, survived Amazon's motion to dismiss. Amazon won partial dismissal of some claims but the core monopoly allegations proceed to trial.source →
• 2026-02-13laborRelationsThe BC Labour Relations Board ruled on February 13, 2026, that Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services violated BC's Labour Relations Code section 45(1)(b) by withholding a 2025 wage increase from approximately 800 unionized workers at its YVR2 fulfillment centre in Delta, while granting the same $2-3/hour increase at non-unionized facilities. Amazon was ordered to pay back wages estimated at over $1 million.source →
• 2026-02-05regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2026-02-01legalProceedingThe FTC's antitrust bench trial against Amazon was delayed from October 2026 to February 9, 2027. The case alleges Amazon used anticompetitive tactics including an internal algorithm code-named Project Nessie to identify products for price increases, extracting more than $1 billion from consumers.source →
• 2026-02-01otherIn February 2026, NYU professor Scott Galloway launched the 'Resist and Unsubscribe' campaign urging consumers to cancel subscriptions to Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Uber, OpenAI, Paramount+, and X for one month, citing concerns about Big Tech cooperation with Trump administration immigration enforcement policiessource →
• 2026-02-01otherNYU professor Scott Galloway launched the 'Resist and Unsubscribe' campaign in February 2026 targeting Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and other tech companies, calling on consumers to cancel Amazon Prime and other subscriptions to protest Big Tech's relationship with the Trump administrationsource →

What we’ve classified so far

• worker exploitation49
• conflict profiteering22
• political influence16
• environmental damage10
• monopoly abuse8
• surveillance8
• misleading claims4

65 further documented actions have not been classified yet. These counts show what we have got to, not a total.