Amazon reports significant increase in Prime membershipsJanuary 29, 2016 - 13:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Amazon reported a significant increase in Amazon Prime memberships around the world in 2015, according to Android Central. Overall, paid Prime memberships jumped by 51 percent over the course of 2015, with the U.S. seeing a 47 percent increase alone. Amazon doesn't reveal exactly how many Prime subscribers there are around the world, but a 51 percent jump is impressive nonetheless. The growth is clearly driving more customer engagement with Prime's streaming services. Some other interesting Prime tidbits in the report highlights include a doubling of Prime Video streaming customers, along with a tripling of Prime Music streaming hours in the U.S. compared to Q4 2014. The increase in Prime membership comes as Amazon reports that Q4 net sales totaled $35.7 billion, which is up 22 percent from $29.3 billion in Q4 2014. Meanwhile, full year net sales increased to $107 billion in 2015, compared to $89 billion throughout 2014. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |