Jeff Bezos founded the largest online shopping retailer in the world.
Amazon.com ( [ ˈæməzɒn ] or [ ˈæməzən ] ) , also called Amazon , is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company that was founded on July 5 , 1994 , by Jeff Bezos and is based in Seattle , Washington . It is the largest Internet-based retailer in the world by total sales and market capitalization . Jeff Bezos ( [ ˈbeɪzoʊs ] born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen ; January 12 , 1964 ) is an American technology and retail entrepreneur , investor , and philanthropist who is best known as the founder , chairman , and chief executive officer of Amazon.com , which is the world 's largest online shopping retailer .