Amazon entered the China market in 2004 through a $75 million acquisition of Joyo.com, an online media seller. During its time in the country, substantial competition from local e-commerce giants such as Jack Ma's Alibaba, TaoBao and JD.com hindered its ability to capture a wider breadth of market share.
Amazon later pushed heavily on its e-reader and tablet product offerings, but China's complex regulatory approval caused years-long delays. Between 2011 and 2012, Amazon's held a market share of around 15% in the country but later plunged to less than 1% by 2019, according to iResearch. Amazon officially closed its China marketplace in 2019 but keeps, among other businesses, its Amazon Web Services, Amazon Global Logistics and Amazon Advertising.

亚马逊于2004年以7,500万美元收购了在线媒体销售商卓越网(Joyo.com)的方式进入中国市场。在中国市场的经营过程中,亚马逊面临着来自本土电商巨头,如马云的阿里巴巴、淘宝和京东等的激烈竞争,这阻碍了其在中国市场获得更广泛的市场份额。
后来,亚马逊大力推广其电子阅读器和平板电脑产品,但由于中国复杂的监管审批程序,导致了多年的延迟。2011年至2012年期间,亚马逊在中国市场的市场份额约为15%,但到2019年时急剧下降至不到1%,根据艾瑞咨询的数据。亚马逊于2019年正式关闭了在中国的在线购物平台,但继续经营亚马逊云服务、亚马逊全球物流和亚马逊广告等其他业务。