Amazon.com, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 in the state of Washing on and reincorporated in 1996 in the state of Delaware. Our principal corporate offices are located in Seattle, Washington. We When Amazon first went public in 1997, its stock was priced at just $18 per share. From that modest beginning, the online retail giant has seen its stock skyrocket, despite a rocky period during When it comes to Amazon’s stock split history, the first stock split occurred on the 2nd of June 1998. This was a 2-1 split. Amazon’s next stock split was a 3-1 split on January 5th, 1999.