Amazon operates the Prime online retail and streaming services.
Amazon launched Amazon Prime in 2005 as a membership program offering unlimited two-day shipping on eligible purchases in the United States. The service later expanded into video streaming, music, reading benefits, gaming perks, and faster delivery options in many markets.
Amazon began in 1994 as an online bookstore founded by Jeff Bezos. It opened for business in 1995 and gradually expanded into electronics, household goods, groceries, digital media, logistics, and cloud computing. Amazon Web Services is a separate division of the same company, not a different owner.
Prime Video is Amazon’s streaming platform, while Prime is the broader membership bundle. This distinction matters because Amazon also licenses or sells digital video outside Prime memberships, and availability of individual benefits varies by country.