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  "claim": "Amazon's advertising services revenue was $19.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 26%",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"How big is Amazon Ads?\"",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "rating": {
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  "origin": {
    "publisher": "Amazon",
    "title": "Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Results (2026)",
    "year": "2026"
  },
  "quote": "Advertising services (4) $ 13,921 $ 15,694 $ 17,703 $ 21,317 $ 17,243 $ 19,809 26 %",
  "method": "Amazon quarterly earnings release, supplemental table of net sales by type ($ millions).",
  "drift": [
    "Includes ads on Prime Video, Twitch and other properties, not only sponsored products on Amazon.com"
  ],
  "interest": "The company reporting its own results; figures are from its earnings release.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Amazon reported $19.8 billion in advertising services revenue for Q2 2026, up 26% from $15.7 billion a year earlier.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Amazon Q2 2026 earnings release",
      "url": "https://ir.aboutamazon.com/news-release/news-release-details/2026/Amazon-com-Announces-Second-Quarter-Results/default.aspx",
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    }
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  "as_of": "Quarter ended June 30, 2026",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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