Amazon reported $19.809 billion of advertising-services sales in the quarter ended June 30, 2026. That is a real, separately disclosed revenue line—but it is not a standalone advertising profit figure. The useful way to read it is to start with what Amazon says the line includes, compare it with total sales, and stop before assigning it a margin Amazon has not disclosed.
Key takeaways
- Amazon's Q2 2026 advertising-services sales were $19.809 billion, up 26.2% from $15.694 billion a year earlier.
- The line includes sales to sellers, vendors, publishers, authors and others through sponsored ads, display and video advertising.
- It was 9.9% of Amazon's $200.606 billion Q2 consolidated net sales, based on a simple revenue-mix calculation.
- Amazon reports North America, International and AWS operating results, not advertising-services operating income. A standalone advertising margin is therefore not disclosed.
What Amazon advertising revenue includes
In its latest Form 10-Q, Amazon places advertising services among groups of similar products and services. The filing says the category includes sales of advertising services to sellers, vendors, publishers, authors and others through sponsored ads, display and video advertising.
That definition matters. It is broader than a single sponsored-listing format, but narrower than Amazon's entire retail or cloud business. It also describes sales, not the amount a merchant spends on a specific campaign, the value of goods advertised, or an independently reported advertising profit pool.
The latest reported numbers
Amazon's product-group table makes a direct comparison possible. The calculations below use the company's dollar figures in millions; percentage changes and mix shares are ATG Press calculations from those disclosed inputs.
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| Period | Advertising services | Consolidated net sales | Advertising growth | Advertising share of sales | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 (three months ended June 30) | $15.694bn | $167.702bn | — | 9.4% | Amazon 10-Q |
| Q2 2026 (three months ended June 30) | $19.809bn | $200.606bn | 26.2% | 9.9% | Amazon 10-Q |
| H1 2025 (six months ended June 30) | $29.615bn | $323.369bn | — | 9.2% | Amazon 10-Q |
| H1 2026 (six months ended June 30) | $37.052bn | $382.125bn | 25.1% | 9.7% | Amazon 10-Q |
For Q2, advertising services rose by $4.115 billion year on year. Dividing that increase by the Q2 2025 base produces 26.2%. Consolidated sales rose 19.6% over the same comparison, so the advertising line grew 6.6 percentage points faster than the company-wide top line. Those are descriptions of the reported period, not forecasts.
The 9.9% Q2 share is equally simple: $19.809 billion divided by $200.606 billion. It helps place the line within the consolidated sales mix, but it does not say what share of profit advertising generated.
Why revenue is not an advertising margin
This is the main accounting boundary. Amazon organizes its reportable operations into North America, International and AWS. Its filing says the North America and International segments include retail sales as well as advertising and subscription services. AWS is a separate cloud-services segment.
Amazon reported Q2 2026 operating income of $9.123 billion for North America, $1.717 billion for International and $16.621 billion for AWS. None of those figures is an advertising-services profit number: each segment contains other sales and allocated operating costs. The company also reported $27.461 billion of consolidated operating income, but that is not an advertising margin either.
The clean conclusion is modest: advertising services are a material and growing disclosed sales category. A claim about their standalone profitability would require costs or segment profit that Amazon has not separately reported.
The chart is contextual only and may be delayed. It does not establish advertising-services revenue, costs or margins; the cited filing does.
A repeatable way to check the next quarter
When Amazon releases another quarterly report, use this four-step check rather than carrying a headline number forward without its period or definition.
1. Open the new Amazon 10-Q or 10-K and locate the table headed net sales by groups of similar products and services. 2. Record the advertising-services figure and its exact three- or six-month period. 3. Read the footnote beneath that table before comparing it with a different platform's advertising metric. 4. Separate the revenue category from Amazon's North America, International and AWS segment-profit table. If a standalone advertising cost or margin is not disclosed, label it not disclosed.
This method is especially important for a business that combines retail, marketplace services, subscriptions, advertising and cloud computing. A single large revenue figure can be informative without being a complete valuation or profitability answer.
What to watch next
The next useful update is Amazon's next quarterly filing, not a daily move in the share price. Check whether the company keeps the same category definition, compare the new advertising-services figure with the matching prior-year period, and note whether Amazon begins to disclose any additional cost or profitability detail. Until then, the Q2 2026 figure should be cited with its date and scope: $19.809 billion of advertising-services sales for the three months ended June 30, 2026.
Sources and disclaimer
- Amazon.com, Inc. Form 10-Q, quarter ended June 30, 2026 — filed July 31, 2026; accessed September 14, 2026. Product-group revenue table, advertising-services definition and segment information.
- SEC company facts for Amazon.com, Inc. — accessed September 14, 2026. Cross-check for consolidated operating-income facts.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
