Amazon's ad business grew 19% in first quarter, topping estimates

A woman cleans the store window of the Amazon house after activists sprayed paint its facade during a protest on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2025.Amazon reported a 19% increase in online ad revenue in the first quarter, beating analyst estimates.Ad sales climbed to $13.92 billion, while analysts on average were expecting$13.74 billion, according to StreetAccount.The numbers were contained in Amazon's first-quarter earnings report ...