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Amazon Echo Show 5

A petite smart display powered by Alexa that fits seamlessly into any space

Hardware·Launched May 2026·Profile + Activity 23.5·0 upvotes·amazon.com

LivenessActiveRank#33 of 1000Last commit—SO tag heat—Press sentiment 7d—Hiring—Cohort 2026-0.0 WoW

What it is

A petite smart display powered by Alexa that fits seamlessly into any space. Control your smart home, view weather and calendars, make video calls, and access entertainment—all through voice commands or the touchscreen. Perfect for bedside tables, kitchens, or any room needing a connected hub.

Signal score

vs category avg: +14.3

23.5-0.0 WoW

Funding history

2 rounds

Total raised

$14.5B

Latest valuation

—

Stage

public

Acquired

Feb 2018

investors undisclosed

$839.0M

source

Acquired

Jun 2017

investors undisclosed

$13.7B

source

Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

Updated May 2026

Data moat

strong

Amazon builds a competitive moat through the deep integration of data in their AI systems, fostering unique capabilities that are hard to replicate. Their approach focuses on the quality and quantity of data, leading to advanced, user-trusted AI products like Alexa and AWS Bedrock.

4 sources

→High-quality data is crucial for AI efforts, as 70% of companies state that a lack of clean data stalls development. source
→Amazon's AWS Bedrock offers enterprise-grade access to AI models, facilitating deep integration and unique business solutions. source
→Unlike competitors, Amazon leverages proprietary data for developing their AI, allowing for superior personalization and context understanding. source
→Amazon's commitment to building systems rather than just using off-the-shelf models allows them to create a defensible moat around their AI capabilities. source

Confidence 70% · classified by firecrawl-extract

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Profile + Activity

23.5

profile only

Rank in cat

#33 / 1000

Upvotes

—

Press 30d

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Founders

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Liveness probedaily 04:30 UTC

Active · 200 OK

amazon.com · last 15:02 UTC

Probe history · 8 probes

Jun 12latest

GitHub activitydaily 04:15 UTC

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Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly

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Cohort survival · Class of 2026weekly

308 products launched in 2026 · 100% still active

308 active0 sunset

Still active

100%

Median lifespan

4.9y

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