San Francisco, May 2 -- Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday announced its financial results for this year's first quarter ending on March 31, with net sales of 155.7 billion U.S. dollars, up by 9 percent year on year.
Its North America segment sales increased 8 percent year over year to 92.9 billion dollars. International segment sales increased 5 percent to 33.5 billion dollars, or increased 8 percent excluding changes in foreign exchange rates. AWS segment sales increased 17 percent to 29.3 billion dollars.
Amazon's net income increased to 17.1 billion dollars in the first quarter, or 1.59 dollars per diluted share, compared with 10.4 billion dollars, or 0.98 dollars per diluted share, in first quarter 2024.
Its operating income increased to...