Amazon is one of the rare companies to continue ultrafast growth even as it became a giant organization. That can be seen in its head count, which skyrocketed in the last few years.
1997
641 employees
Amazon goes public.2001
1,200
Recession hits and Amazon workforce declines this year and in 2002.
2005
3,000
Workforce cracks the five-digit total (12,000) for first time
