Amazon Prime Welcomed More Members Worldwide This Year Than Any Year Before

SINGAPORE, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ: AMZN) What a year for Prime members! Today, Amazon Singapore is celebrating the Best of Prime 2019, revealing more people in Singapore^[1] and around the world signed up for Prime membership during the past year than any year before. Best of Prime 2019 reveals how Prime members chose to enjoy the best of shopping and entertainment from Amazon this past year. 

"Best of Prime celebrates what members loved most this year and how Prime made their lives a little simpler, more convenient and more fun," said Jamil Ghani, Vice President, Amazon Prime. "From breakout shows on Prime Video, to a wide selection of free games and in-game loot on Twitch Prime, to free and fast grocery delivery, being a Prime member just keeps getting better. Singapore is among the top countries in terms of year-over-year percentage growth in the number of orders placed with Prime Now. Drawing on what members loved most in 2019, we will continue to invest and innovate to bring even more convenience, selection and entertainment to Prime in 2020." 

Best of Shopping 

Prime members in Singapore saved time and money this year with speedy delivery and exclusive deals:

• First dibs this shopping season! Amazon Singapore introduced 24-hour early access across deals on Amazon.sg and Prime Now for Prime members during the 2019 holiday season. 
• With millions of products available on Amazon.sg and during the Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend, Prime members were first to enjoy thousands of amazing deals across every department from books, baby products, home, toys, electronics and more. 
• Delivery got cheaper and…faster! Prime members enjoyed more benefits and variety with the launch of Amazon.sg, including free one-day delivery with no minimum spend on Prime eligible items on Amazon.sg. It's no surprise that Prime members in Singapore avoided hundreds of thousands of trips to the store using their shipping benefits.
• Most of us also stocked up well on essentials! Some of the most purchased items by members this year included Meiji Fresh Milk, Amae Tomatoes, Bananas, Carrots, Broccoli, Seng Choon Farm Fresh Eggs, Kee Song Chicken Boneless Skinless Breast, among others.

Best of Entertainment 

Prime members in Singapore kept up with the hottest Amazon Originals with Prime Video:

• Some of the most popular Amazon Original series available to Prime members in Singapore included Carnival Row, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Good Omens.
• Prime Members love Jack Ryan: This year, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan returned to Prime Video for its second season and had the biggest global premiere of any Amazon Original series.
• Fleabag is Certified Fresh, holding a 100 percent critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the most awarded Amazon Original series ever with a total of 16 Emmys, 3 Golden Globes, 5 Critics' Choice and 3 SAG Awards.
• The Report had the biggest global premiere of any Amazon Original movie this year.

Twitch Prime

Members around the world upped their game with Twitch Prime this past year: 

• The most popular Twitch Prime in-game loot this year was for League of Legends, Apex Legends, Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Online. 
• Prime members can also enjoy a selection of free games each month. Some of the most popular free games with Twitch Prime this year were Pikuniku, Downwell, Dear Esther and Hyper Light Drifter.

Every Day Made Better with Prime 

Amazon Prime is available in 19 countries, including Singapore. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment. In Singapore, that includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video, free games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, Prime Day, and more. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. In addition, Amazon offers millions of items available for free one-day local delivery with no minimum spend on Amazon.sg, free international shipping on eligible orders over $60 on Amazon.sg, plus tens of thousands of groceries, household essentials, and more available for free two-hour delivery on Prime Now. Since 2005, Prime has been focused on making customers' lives better every day. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.sg/prime. 

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalised recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.sg and follow @AmazonSG.

Methodology

The Best of Prime 2019 analysed how Prime members worldwide enjoyed their Prime benefits from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted. Data for Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and The Report was collected from October 31, 2019 - December 1, 2019. Information included in these results examines data at a collective level, without viewing personal information by specific Prime members.