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 care › Household goods & storage › Batteries & 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.
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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] 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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