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6 November 2014 · Amazon.com, Inc.

Amazon Echo (1st gen)

The original Alexa speaker that invented the smart home category. Amazon had been public for 17 years when it launched.

You bought the product

$180

Launch price, Nov 2014

You bought the shares instead

$3,386

Valued 9 Sep 2026

Return on the launch price
17.0×
Annualised
27.0%
Years held
11.8