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    <periodOfReport>2026-02-21</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>AMAZON COM INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>Zapolsky David</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerState>WA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>98108-1226</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on 11/03/2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $204.66 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $203.68.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $205.03 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $204.70.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $206.74 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $205.83.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $207.24 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $206.87.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $208.18 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $207.88.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Converts into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">This award vests based upon the following vesting schedule: 2,960 shares on each of May 21, 2022, August 21, 2022, and November 21, 2022; 2,980 shares on February 21, 2023; 3,940 shares on each of May 21, 2023, August 21, 2023, November 21, 2023, and February 21, 2024; 11,360 shares on each of May 21, 2024, August 21, 2024, and November 21, 2024; 11,380 shares on February 21, 2025; 8,760 shares on each of May 21, 2025, August 21, 2025, and November 21, 2025; and 8,780 shares on February 21, 2026.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">This award vests based upon the following vesting schedule: 2,260 shares on May 21, 2023; 2,240 shares on each of August 21, 2023, November 21, 2023, and February 21, 2024; 3,240 shares on each of May 21, 2024, August 21, 2024, November 21, 2024, and February 21, 2025; 3,940 shares on each of May 21, 2025, August 21, 2025, and November 21, 2025; 3,920 shares on February 21, 2026; 9,920 shares on May 21, 2026; 9,900 shares on each of August 21, 2026, November 21, 2026, and February 21, 2027; 7,640 shares on May 21, 2027; and 7,620 shares on each of August 21, 2027, November 21, 2027, and February 21, 2028.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">This award vests based upon the following vesting schedule: 5,050 shares on each of May 21, 2025, August 21, 2025, and November 21, 2025; 5,049 shares on February 21, 2026; 5,530 shares on each of May 21, 2026, August 21, 2026, and November 21, 2026; 5,529 shares on February 21, 2027; 5,797 shares on each of May 21, 2027 and August 21, 2027; 5,796 shares on each of November 21, 2027 and February 21, 2028; 10,474 shares on each of May 21, 2028, August 21, 2028, and November 21, 2028; 10,473 shares on February 21, 2029; 8,067 shares on each of May 21, 2029 and August 21, 2029; and 8,066 shares on each of November 21, 2029 and February 21, 2030.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the SEC, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares transacted at each price, with respect to all transactions reported on this Form 4.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ by Susan K. Jong as attorney-in-fact for David Zapolsky, Senior Vice President, Chief Global Affairs &amp; Legal Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-02-24</signatureDate>
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