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Article: From Zero to 10 Million in Less Than Four Years: Amazon.com to Pass E-commerce Milestone Today.
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- PR Newswire
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- June 7, 1999
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Amazon.com Set to Serve Its 10 Millionth 'Amazonian';
Customer Base Has Grown 10 Times in 21 Months
SEATTLE, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than four years after opening on the Internet, Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) today will become the first e-commerce store to serve its 10 millionth customer.
In October 1997, Amazon.com became the first Internet retailer to serve 1 million customers, and its cumulative customer base has grown tenfold in 21 months and is now equivalent to the population of Greece.
The 10 million number represents an e-commerce watershed reflecting the appeal of online shopping beyond original techno-savvy buyers to ...