Figure A
Total number of Amazon fulfillment centers: Cumulative openings, 1997—2017
Date | Cumulative openings |
---|---|
1997q4 | 1 |
1998q1 | 1 |
1998q2 | 1 |
1998q3 | 1 |
1998q4 | 1 |
1999q1 | 1 |
1999q2 | 2 |
1999q3 | 2 |
1999q4 | 2 |
2000q1 | 2 |
2000q2 | 2 |
2000q3 | 2 |
2000q4 | 3 |
2001q1 | 3 |
2001q2 | 3 |
2001q3 | 3 |
2001q4 | 3 |
2002q1 | 3 |
2002q2 | 3 |
2002q3 | 3 |
2002q4 | 3 |
2003q1 | 3 |
2003q2 | 3 |
2003q3 | 3 |
2003q4 | 3 |
2004q1 | 3 |
2004q2 | 3 |
2004q3 | 3 |
2004q4 | 3 |
2005q1 | 3 |
2005q2 | 4 |
2005q3 | 6 |
2005q4 | 7 |
2006q1 | 7 |
2006q2 | 8 |
2006q3 | 8 |
2006q4 | 8 |
2007q1 | 8 |
2007q2 | 8 |
2007q3 | 11 |
2007q4 | 11 |
2008q1 | 11 |
2008q2 | 12 |
2008q3 | 14 |
2008q4 | 16 |
2009q1 | 16 |
2009q2 | 16 |
2009q3 | 16 |
2009q4 | 16 |
2010q1 | 16 |
2010q2 | 16 |
2010q3 | 20 |
2010q4 | 23 |
2011q1 | 23 |
2011q2 | 26 |
2011q3 | 31 |
2011q4 | 32 |
2012q1 | 32 |
2012q2 | 34 |
2012q3 | 36 |
2012q4 | 41 |
2013q1 | 42 |
2013q2 | 43 |
2013q3 | 43 |
2013q4 | 50 |
2014q1 | 50 |
2014q2 | 50 |
2014q3 | 55 |
2014q4 | 58 |
2015q1 | 63 |
2015q2 | 64 |
2015q3 | 65 |
2015q4 | 69 |
2016q1 | 70 |
2016q2 | 70 |
2016q3 | 79 |
2016q4 | 91 |
2017q1 | 91 |
2017q2 | 92 |
2017q3 | 92 |
2017q4 | 95 |
Source: Fulfillment center opening dates compiled from Avalara (“Amazon Fulfillment Center Locations,” accessed October 2017), Guided Imports (“The Complete List of Every Amazon Warehouse and Distribution Center in the World,” last updated April 2017) and MWPVL International (“Amazon Global Fulfillment Center Network,” accessed October 2017).
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