Intermediaries · tool or rail
Amazon Associates
Affiliate program, the oldest commission rail · Seattle
- Founded
- 1996
- Entered
- 2005
- Placed at
- 2005: founded 1996, before the timeline start; shown from 2005
- Status 2026
- Active
- Metro
- Seattle
- Embeddedness
- 2 connections
- Confidence
- verified · strongest source other web
Method
Amazon launches Associates in 1996, paying websites a commission for referred sales, and it becomes the default affiliate rail for bloggers and later YouTubers such as Marques Brownlee's product links. Commissions range from 1 to 20 percent by category and are cut sharply in April 2020. The Amazon Influencer Program of 2017 extends Associates to social creators with storefronts and onsite video. In 2025 Amazon bars brands from collecting both the Brand Referral Bonus and Associates commissions on the same sale.
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- came out ofAmazonAmazon launches Associates in 1996 as the first large affiliate program on the web.1996
- spawnedAmazon Influencer ProgramAmazon extends Associates into the Influencer Program in 2017 with storefronts and shoppable video for social creators.2017
Sources (other web): en.wikipedia.org · advertisepurple.com