SEATTLE, July 29 (UPI) -- Amazon.com posted record second-quarter earnings Thursday of $857 million, or $1.78 per share, on $30.4 billion in revenue, surpassing early profit estimates of $1.2 per share on $29.5 billion in revenue.
The company said the earnings report was boosted by record sales on the second Prime Day, the "biggest day ever for Amazon." Compared to Prime Day in 2015, worldwide orders grew by more than 60 percent and orders from third-party sellers with Prime Day deals nearly tripled, the company said. Sales were also boosted by the launch of Prime in India and the company's streaming media player Fire TV and Echo devices.