If you'd put $1,000 into Amazon stock 20 years ago, here's what you'd have today
Two decades of exponential growth show why the online retail giant remains a benchmark for long-term investing.
Isys Morrow
In this article published Dec 5, 2025, in Kiplinger:
Amazon was one of the 30 best stocks in the world through three decades. Between its initial public offering in 1997 and December 2020, Amazon stock created nearly $1.6 trillion in wealth for shareholders, which includes cash flows in and out of the business and other adjustments.
— Hendrik Bessembinder, Francis J. and Mary B. Labriola Chair in Competitive Business
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