With a lot of mergers and acquisitions taking place in the business world, the United States based technology giant Amazon India, could be valued at $ 16 billion. This makes Amazon India, the second most valued e commerce in India followed by it’s rival, Flipkart. Citi Research revealed a report last week in which it said Amazon India is expected to reach $ 70 billion in gross merchandise volume (GMV) and $ 11 billion in net sales by 2027.
The acknowledgment took place a week after the international retail giant Walmart, announced that it will acquire Indian e tailer Flipkart, with a 77 % stake. Post the acquisition, India’s largest e tailer Flipkart, now values between $ 20 billion to $ 22 billion.
Jeff Bezos, the Founder of Amazon, dedicated a whopping $ 5 billion for Amazon India services. In a recent shareholder letter, Bezos said the subscription service Prime added more members in India than in any other country previously. Bezos added in the letter that Prime Video is investing in Indian content in a massive manner.
Citi’s senior analyst Mark May and Hao Yan also noted in the report,
We believe that the India ecommerce market will grow at a 21% CAGR over the next ten years to reach a mark of $ 202 Bn, that Amazon could capture 35 % of this market and that the company could generate more than $ 10 Bn in revenue and nearly $ 1.5 Bn in FCF (free cash flow) by 2027.
The present valuation of $ 16 billion makes Amazon worth more than 170 companies in the S&P 500, including Clorox, Macy’s and Tiffany & Co.
According to a report by investment bank Morgan Stanley, Indian e commerce market is ready to fasten at $ 30 billion and is expected to be worth $ 200 billion by the year 2026. With e commerce market in India booming at an amazing pace, Jeff Bezos definitely looks dedicated toward enhancing Amazon India’s infrastructure and growth by investing majorly in India.