Amazon China

Amazon China
Type of site
Online shopping
Available inChinese
OwnerAmazon (2004–present)
URLwww.amazon.cn
CommercialYes
Launched1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Current statusactive

Amazon China (Chinese: 亚马逊中国), formerly known as Joyo.com (Chinese: 卓越网), is an online shopping website.[1] Joyo.com was founded in early 2000 by the Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun in Beijing, China.[2] The company primarily sold books and other media goods, shipping to customers nationwide. Joyo.com was renamed to “Amazon China” when sold to Amazon Inc in 2004 for US$75 Million.[1] Amazon China closed its domestic business in China in June 2019,[3] offering only products from sellers located overseas.[4]

  1. ^ a b "As Jeff Bezos shuts China e-commerce store; will it become Amazon's gain in India". The Financial Express. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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  3. ^ Weise, Karen (2019-04-18). "Amazon Gives Up on Chinese Domestic Shopping Business". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
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