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Amazon Global Store

UAE Customers can now shop U

Ecommerce·Launched Dec 2017·Profile + Activity 18.5·0 upvotes·uae.souq.com

LivenessActiveRankScore 18.5Last commit—SO tag heat—Press sentiment 7d—Hiring—Cohort 2017-0.0 WoW

What it is

UAE Customers can now shop U.S. products on Souq.com — Customers in the UAE can now purchase more than one million products from Amazon in the US directly on SOUQ.com in Arabic or English, pay in AED, and select several payment methods including cash on delivery. [E-Commerce]

Signal score

vs category avg: +7.8

18.5-0.0 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

Network effects

strong

Amazon exhibits a strong network effect by leveraging its vast marketplace, where both buyers and sellers benefit from each other's presence, thus creating a self-reinforcing cycle of growth.

4 sources

→Amazon's marketplace model allows for a two-sided network where users and merchants interact, creating a powerful network effect. source
→The success of Amazon is attributed to its ability to innovate and maintain speed despite its size, which is crucial for preserving network effects. source
→Unlike competitors who failed to gain traction, Amazon's approach to marketplaces has proven to create significant engagement and retention due to its network effects. source
→Amazon's strategy of embracing the two-sided market has allowed it to dominate the e-commerce landscape, showcasing the strength of network effects. source

Confidence 80% · classified by firecrawl-extract

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Profile + Activity

18.5

profile only

Rank in cat

—

Upvotes

—

Press 30d

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Founders

Not yet researched. Weekly founder enrichment runs Sundays.

Liveness probedaily 04:30 UTC

Redirected offsite

uae.souq.com · last 10:32 UTC

Probe history · 11 probes

Jun 11latest

GitHub activitydaily 04:15 UTC

No GitHub data available

Stack Overflow tag heat

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Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly

No press mentions in the last 7 days.

Cohort survival · Class of 2017weekly

13,497 products launched in 2017 · 100% still active

13,462 active35 sunset

Still active

100%

Median lifespan

4.9y

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