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17 charts that show just how scary Amazon's $275 billion business really is

Eugene KimMar 27, 2016, 00:50 IST

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at a news conference in front of a graphic showing the rise in sales of Kindle books during the launch of Amazon's new tablets in New York, September 28, 2011.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Most people think of Amazon as an online shopping store, but it's actually much more than that.

Over the past 22 years, Amazon has turned itself into a $275 billion juggernaut that sells everything from cloud-computing services to its own hardware gadgets.

These 17 charts show just how scary its business really is.

Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions.