Amazon: Prime members in 'tens of millions'

Brett Molina | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Amazon: Prime members in 'tens of millions' Retailing giant Amazon says it added 3 million members to its Prime subscription service during the third week of December. The new wave of subscribers brings the number of total Prime members to "tens of millions" worldwide, Amazon revealed Monday.

(Corrections and clarifications: The story has been updated to clarify Amazon has referenced "tens of millions" of Prime users in previous statements, but no specific figures on the number of Prime subscribers.)

Retailing giant Amazon says it added 3 million members to its Prime subscription service during the third week of December.

The new wave of subscribers brings the number of total Prime members to "tens of millions" worldwide, Amazon revealed Monday. The company also says a record number of items shipped via Prime.

"This was another great holiday season to be a Prime member," said Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in a statement.

Amazon's Prime service -- available since 2005 -- offers free two-day shipping on most items, as well as access to Netflix rival Amazon Video and the streaming Amazon Music service. Although Amazon did say the service boasts "tens of millions" of members, the company did not offer specific figures.

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