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No. 1 on the Fortune Global 500: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on how his garage startup became the largest company in the world by revenue

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No. 1 on the Fortune Global 500: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on how his garage startup became the largest company in the world by revenue Jeff Bezos won't pretend he didn't see this day coming…
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  • Bezos says Amazon becoming the largest company in the world was not a complete surprise.

    60% confidence
  • "Customer obsession" is Bezos's long-standing mantra, used repeatedly (10 times) during the Fortune conversation.

    60% confidence
  • Amazon will likely become the first company to reach $1 trillion in revenue in the next few years.

    60% confidence
  • Bezos says bigness was never the point for Amazon — the goal is customer service, which drives growth.

    60% confidence

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Amazon Web Services · market share33 percent
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