Acquisition closed
Amazon acquires Zappos (2009)
Amazon completed the acquisition of Zappos on 1 November 2009 for $1.2 billion.[1]
Amazon acquired Zappos for about $1.2 billion in stock. Zappos kept its own management, culture and headquarters, an unusual degree of independence that Amazon maintained for years afterwards.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- $1.2 billion (equity value)
- Buyer
- Amazon
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- Zappos
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
Who owns Zappos today?
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 to acquire Zappos.com — Amazon.com, Inc., Official press release, published 22 July 2009; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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