Amazon overtakes Walmart Inc. as world’s largest company by revenue

Exam-focused facts from the 21 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Amazon reported $717 billion in sales for calendar year 2025.
Walmart Inc. reported $713 billion in sales for the fiscal year ended 31 January.
Amazon’s revenue without cloud computing was $588 billion.
Amazon is the world’s biggest data center owner.