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Calculated Shard: 170 (from laksa017)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa170.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5719173/amazon-walmart-biggest-company-by-sales\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5719173/amazon-walmart-biggest-company-by-sales\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/19\/nx-s1-5719173\/amazon-walmart-biggest-company-by-sales","crawl_time":1776250281,"first_indexed_time":1771517892,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,npr!www,\/2026\/02\/19\/nx-s1-5719173\/amazon-walmart-biggest-company-by-sales s443","src_root_hash":"156162564976766770","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Amazon dethrones Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales : NPR","meta_descriptions":["In a slow-motion race of two retail behemoths, Amazon's trump card was its lucrative cloud-computing business."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"An Amazon Prime delivery van sits parked near a Walmart store in California.\nJustin Sullivan\/Getty Images\nhide caption\ntoggle caption\nJustin Sullivan\/Getty Images\nIn a slow-motion race of two behemoths, Amazon has officially displaced Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales.\nFor the first time, Walmart on Thursday reported lower annual sales than Amazon:\nWalmart's revenue was $713.2 billion\nfor the year ending in January, while Amazon, boosted by its lucrative cloud-computing business, made $716.9 billion in revenue for the year ending in December.\nFor about a decade, Walmart had reigned supreme thanks to its status as the world's largest retailer with nearly 11,000 stores employing more than 2 million people. Amazon has struggled to develop a physical-store footprint despite its purchase of\nWhole Foods in 2017\n. But it's the biggest online retailer, employing 1.6 million people.\nYet the factor that's propelled Amazon past Walmart is its fast-growing technology side. Amazon Web Services is the leading provider of cloud computing. Earlier this month, it reported its fastest growth in years, as companies turn to Amazon Web Services and its massive web of data centers in their rush toward artificial intelligence.\nWalmart has stepped into the AI race with its own shopping assistant and investments into retail technology. But it doesn't compete in cloud services. On the retail side, the two are increasingly competing for the same dollars — with the U.S. market being the largest for both — as Amazon pushes to offer the lowest prices and Walmart cites high-income shoppers as its fastest-growing segment in recent years.\nOn Thursday, Walmart reported 24% growth of its online sales and a notable expansion of its fastest deliveries, including those made within hours.\nEarlier this month, the value of Walmart's stock surpassed $1 trillion in market value. Amazon's topped $2 trillion\nin 2024\n.\nEditor's note:\n Amazon is among NPR's recent financial supporters and pays to distribute some NPR content.","attrs_markdown":"Accessibility links\n\n- [Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/19\/nx-s1-5719173\/amazon-walmart-biggest-company-by-sales#mainContent)\n- [Keyboard shortcuts for audio player](https:\/\/help.npr.org\/contact\/s\/article?name=what-are-the-keyboard-shortcuts-for-using-the-npr-org-audio-player)\n\n![]()\n\n****Loading****\n\n- **Hourly News**\n- **Listen Live**\n- **My Playlist**\n\n- Open Navigation Menu\n- [![NPR logo](https:\/\/media.npr.org\/chrome\/npr-logo-2026-animated.gif)](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/)\n- **![Station Logo](https:\/\/branding.npr.org\/logo\/service-logo\/logo-Color-Logo-s305.png)**\n  \n  ![WAMU 88.5 logo](https:\/\/branding.npr.org\/logo\/service-logo\/logo-Color-Logo-s305.png)\n  \n  WAMU 88.5\n  \n  - ******Listen Live****WAMU 88.5 (HD 88.5-1)******\n  - [donate](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/donations\/support)\n  - 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Amazon has struggled to develop a physical-store footprint despite its purchase of [Whole Foods in 2017](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/06\/16\/533199862\/amazon-says-it-will-buy-whole-foods-in-13-7-billion-deal). But it's the biggest online retailer, employing 1.6 million people.\n\nYet the factor that's propelled Amazon past Walmart is its fast-growing technology side. Amazon Web Services is the leading provider of cloud computing. 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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In a slow-motion race of two behemoths, Amazon has officially displaced Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales. For the first time, Walmart on Thursday reported lower annual sales than Amazon: [Walmart's revenue was \$713.2 billion](https://stock.walmart.com/_assets/_461d6b46a29d437b51015f942ff9bb4e/walmart/db/938/9972/earnings_release/Earnings+Release+%28FY26+Q4%29.pdf) for the year ending in January, while Amazon, boosted by its lucrative cloud-computing business, made \$716.9 billion in revenue for the year ending in December. [![PepsiCo is cutting on many of its chips, including Lay's, as soon as this week.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2576x2576+889+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fdf%2F8b5f47f04dc180d65a124744c538%2Fgettyimages-2196641830.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5697941/pepsi-prices-cheetos-doritos-super-bowl-snacks) ### [Business](https://www.npr.org/sections/business/) ### [PepsiCo will cut prices on Lay's, Cheetos by as much as 15%](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5697941/pepsi-prices-cheetos-doritos-super-bowl-snacks) For about a decade, Walmart had reigned supreme thanks to its status as the world's largest retailer with nearly 11,000 stores employing more than 2 million people. Amazon has struggled to develop a physical-store footprint despite its purchase of [Whole Foods in 2017](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/16/533199862/amazon-says-it-will-buy-whole-foods-in-13-7-billion-deal). But it's the biggest online retailer, employing 1.6 million people. Yet the factor that's propelled Amazon past Walmart is its fast-growing technology side. Amazon Web Services is the leading provider of cloud computing. Earlier this month, it reported its fastest growth in years, as companies turn to Amazon Web Services and its massive web of data centers in their rush toward artificial intelligence. 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Readable Markdown	![An Amazon Prime delivery van sits parked near a Walmart store in California.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5327x3588+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2Fa7%2F6757ab3a404e83d377fddc43c57c%2Fgettyimages-1270474727.jpg) An Amazon Prime delivery van sits parked near a Walmart store in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images **hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In a slow-motion race of two behemoths, Amazon has officially displaced Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales. For the first time, Walmart on Thursday reported lower annual sales than Amazon: [Walmart's revenue was \$713.2 billion](https://stock.walmart.com/_assets/_461d6b46a29d437b51015f942ff9bb4e/walmart/db/938/9972/earnings_release/Earnings+Release+%28FY26+Q4%29.pdf) for the year ending in January, while Amazon, boosted by its lucrative cloud-computing business, made \$716.9 billion in revenue for the year ending in December. For about a decade, Walmart had reigned supreme thanks to its status as the world's largest retailer with nearly 11,000 stores employing more than 2 million people. Amazon has struggled to develop a physical-store footprint despite its purchase of [Whole Foods in 2017](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/16/533199862/amazon-says-it-will-buy-whole-foods-in-13-7-billion-deal). But it's the biggest online retailer, employing 1.6 million people. Yet the factor that's propelled Amazon past Walmart is its fast-growing technology side. Amazon Web Services is the leading provider of cloud computing. Earlier this month, it reported its fastest growth in years, as companies turn to Amazon Web Services and its massive web of data centers in their rush toward artificial intelligence. Walmart has stepped into the AI race with its own shopping assistant and investments into retail technology. But it doesn't compete in cloud services. On the retail side, the two are increasingly competing for the same dollars — with the U.S. market being the largest for both — as Amazon pushes to offer the lowest prices and Walmart cites high-income shoppers as its fastest-growing segment in recent years. On Thursday, Walmart reported 24% growth of its online sales and a notable expansion of its fastest deliveries, including those made within hours. Earlier this month, the value of Walmart's stock surpassed \$1 trillion in market value. Amazon's topped \$2 trillion [in 2024](https://www.npr.org/2024/06/27/g-s1-6525/amazon-2-trillion-stock-market-value). Editor's note:** Amazon is among NPR's recent financial supporters and pays to distribute some NPR content.
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