The online retail giant saw sales over the last quarter climb by $10bn on the year before in North America alone.
Amazon shares have surged higher after it reported much better than expected sales over the Christmas period and saw the number of Prime subscription members rise to 150 million.
The 13% shares rise in after-hours trading meant the online retail giant's market value soared over $1tr . Sales for the three months to the end of December climbed to $87.4bn , up 21% on the same period last year.For 2019 as a whole, sales were ahead by 20% at $280.5bn , with profits 15% higher at $11.6bn - the latter despite the company's heavy spending on speedier deliveries.
Mr Bezos said more people had signed up as Prime subscribers over the quarter than ever before, taking the total number to 150 million around the world - up 50% on the last time it disclosed numbers in 2018.
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