Amazon Live in 9 slides
Amazon livestream shopping channel where influencers earn commissions showcasing products live.
- Live shopping platform
- Live shopping platforms
- Based in Seattle, United States
- Vetted: providers are screened
What you do on Amazon Live
How the money is made: selling products
- List your items
- A buyer orders
- Ship it
- Payout after delivery
Amazon livestream shopping channel where influencers earn commissions showcasing products live.
Founded 2019 · next to 5 other live shopping platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Amazon Live takes
Influencer commissions 1-20% by category
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Application and vetting
- Do the work
- Earnings clearAbout 60 days after the end of the earnings month
- First payoutAbout 60 days after the end of the earnings month
Time to your first payout
$10 by direct deposit or Amazon gift card, $100 by check
1 way to withdraw
- Bank transfer
Can you join?
Yes, if you pass its application and you are 18 or older and live in one of 21 countries.
You need an existing audience and a tax ID number. First payout: About 60 days after the end of the earnings month.
What you need
- 18 or olderMinimum age
- An existing audience
- A tax ID number
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Application and vettingHow sign-up works
Open in 21 countries
How it scores
Solid across the board, with no standout strength or weakness.
- Fees3.5
- Getting paid3.0
- Access3.0
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earningsNot enough facts
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Low payout bar
- Top 10K website
Amazon Live against its peers
Guess: next to the 5 other live shopping platforms that charge a percentage, is Amazon Live…
The cut of all 6 live shopping platforms that charge a percentage
| Platform | Fee |
|---|---|
| TikTok Shop | 6% |
| Whatnot | 8.4% |
| Fanatics Live | 9% |
| Palmstreet | 9.8% |
| Amazon Live | 10.5% |
| eBay Live | 13.6% |
- At 1%–20%, Amazon Live charges more than 4 of the 6 live shopping platforms we track that take a percentage (median 9.4%).
- Founded in 2019, Amazon Live has been running for about 7 years — longer than 4 of the 6 live shopping platforms we track with a known launch year.
How much we know
We have 9 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Payment protection
- Real earnings figures
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts