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 | IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. |