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Who owns Amazon Basics?

Amazon Basics is owned by Amazon (the United States, NASDAQ: AMZN).[1]

Key facts

Current owner
Amazon.com, Inc. verified
Owned since
Not recorded
Previous owner
None recorded
Owner HQ
🇺🇸 United States, Seattle, Washington
Origin
🇺🇸 United States
Founded
2009
Category
Home careHousehold goods & storageBatteries & lighting
Parent ticker
NASDAQ: AMZN
Last verified
· 1 sources

About Amazon Basics

Amazon Basics is Amazon's own-brand for batteries, cables, kitchen goods and household products, launched in 2009. Its practice of entering categories where its own sales data showed demand has been the subject of regulatory scrutiny in the United States and Europe.

Ownership timeline of Amazon Basics

Owners of Amazon Basics from 2009 to 2026 Amazon 2009–present Amazon 2010201520202025
  1. 2009 – present Amazon [1] verified

Where Amazon Basics sits in Amazon

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Where Amazon Basics sits in Amazon Tree of 11 brands under Amazon. Amazon Amazon Basics 365 by Whole Foods Market Amazon Web Services Amazon.com Audible Goodreads and 5 more

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Amazon Basics?

The parent company of Amazon Basics is Amazon, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.

Is Amazon Basics American?

Yes. Amazon Basics originated in the United States in 2009 and its owner, Amazon, is also headquartered in the United States.

Is Amazon Basics still owned by Amazon?

Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Amazon Basics is still owned by Amazon. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Amazon.com, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-06 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 6 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.

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