Amazon has dethroned Walmart as the No

Amazon Claims No. 1 Spot on the Fortune 500

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Brian Olsavsky joined Amazon in 2002, the same year it debuted on the Fortune 500.

Amazon has dethroned Walmart as the No

Amazon placed No. 1 on the Fortune 500 ranking on Wednesday, overtaking Walmart’s 13-year streak as the highest-earning U.S. company.