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Amazon Prime adds 50 million subscribers thanks to the pandemic

Amazon Prime adds 50 million subscribers thanks to the pandemic
Written by Nachiket Mhatre
Apr 16, 2021, 07:10 pm 2 min read
Amazon Prime adds 50 million subscribers thanks to the pandemic

Amazon Prime subscriber count shot up to 200 million while recording a growth of 33 percent. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made this announcement in his final annual shareholder letter before he passes the reins to Andy Jassy later this year. This is an increase of a whopping 50 million subscribers since Q4 2019. The pandemic basically ensured the fastest ever Prime subscriber growth.

Bread and circuses
Lockdowns forced people to rely on Amazon for entertainment, essentials

Amazon Prime is a subscription service offering Amazon members access to fast two-day shipping for "free" and original TV and movie content through Amazon Prime Video, the company's answer to Netflix. The lockdowns forced people to rely on Amazon for virtually all their daily needs. Being shut in at home with nothing much to do makes entertainment services such as Amazon Prime Video indispensable.

Catching up
Amazon Prime just shy of Netflix's 204 million subscriber mark

Amazon Prime's 200 million subscriber mark sits just shy of Netflix's 204 million. This might seem like Amazon is gaining on its longstanding streaming video rival, but majority of Amazon Prime subscribers are enticed by the free Prime shipping. The standalone Amazon Prime Video service cannot rival the quality and quantity of Netflix's original programming and loyal userbase that subscribes purely for its content.

Free shipping
Comparison between Netflix and Amazon Prime isn't exactly apples-to-apples

Although the comparison between Netflix and Amazon Prime isn't exactly apples-to-apples, Netflix added 15.8 million new subscribers in Q1 2021 compared to Amazon Prime's 50 million. Rival streaming service Disney+, on the other hand, racked up a record 28.6 million subscribers on the strength of original programming such as The Mandalorian spin-off based on the Star Wars universe.

Devil's bargain
Amazon dodges a bullet with Alabama unionization vote

Even as Bezos announced a net profit of an eye-watering $21.3 billion in 2020, Amazon drew increasing fire for the poor condition of its warehouse workers across the US. Amazon also dodged a bullet when the recent unionization efforts in Alabama failed after voting resulted in a 2-to-1 margin defeat. Recent events could also have made workers wary of the devastating effects of unionization.

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Growing up, I had a penchant for disassembling appliances; most of which couldn’t be reassembled successfully. My parents didn’t approve. Now, I leverage my lifelong pursuit of dissecting gadgets to write about tech. My parents still don’t approve.
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