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Alphabet (Google)Amazon

Technology portfolios compared in the same window and counting units. Scale is compared only within the same field or subclass.

Same window · published 2025-01-01 — 2025-12-31Some name or date coverage is incomplete; affected counts are lower bounds

This is a structural comparison of collected portfolios. The same requested window does not establish equal entity scope, covered months or industry; no competitive ranking is inferred.

Applicant-name coverage differs. The counts below cover only the listed names and do not represent complete company portfolios.

Alphabet (Google): Applicant names included in these statistics — GOOGLE INC · GOOGLE LLCReviewed names not covered — GOOGLE INC. · GOOGLE LLC (N.D.GES.D. STAATES DELAWARE) · GOOGLE LLC (N.D.GES.D.STAATES DELAWARE) · GOOGLE LLC.

Amazon: Applicant names included in these statistics — AMAZON TECH INCReviewed names not covered — AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC. · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Publications
8,710
Invention share
92%
Concentration
0.52
Green technology
—
Publications
2,095
Invention share
93%
Concentration
0.54
Green technology
—
0.99Field similarity
Cosine similarity of application counts across 35 fields. 1 is identical, 0 is no overlap.

01Technology field mirror

The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.

Technology field mirror
Alphabet (Google)Technology fieldAmazon
66.8%
Computer technology
65.9%
22.7%
Digital communication
29.5%
11%
Audio-visual technology
7%
3.6%
IT methods for management
7.9%
6.5%
Telecommunications
4%
4.4%
Measurement
3.8%
2.1%
Control
5.2%
1%
Handling
4.9%
3.7%
Optics
0.9%
0.6%
Transport
3.5%
1.8%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
2%
2.2%
Semiconductors
0.3%

Inspect one technology field

Inspect collected applications, portfolio share and supporting publications within one field. A technology overlap does not establish that companies in different industries are direct competitors.

One application may belong to multiple fields, so shares can sum to more than 100%. Drill-down lists publications; an application publication and its grant may appear separately.

02Same problem: shared IPC subclasses

The 10 subclasses in every company's top 60 with the most combined applications. Scale is compared within a subclass, never across different business scopes.

G06FData processing
Alphabet (Google)3,435
Amazon912
G06NComputing models, AI
Alphabet (Google)1,594
Amazon257
H04LDigital transmission
Alphabet (Google)1,020
Amazon442
G10LSpeech processing
Alphabet (Google)1,012
Amazon275
H04WWireless networks
Alphabet (Google)885
Amazon114
H04NPictorial communication, video
Alphabet (Google)704
Amazon130
G06TImage processing
Alphabet (Google)708
Amazon101
G06VImage and video recognition
Alphabet (Google)525
Amazon138
G06QBusiness data processing
Alphabet (Google)290
Amazon154
H04BTransmission
Alphabet (Google)281
Amazon40

03Where each one leans

Observed emphasis within each company’s collected top-60 IPC subclasses. A dash for another company means outside its top-60 list, not zero applications or a market gap. Incomplete coverage can also change the ordering.

Alphabet (Google)

  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Alphabet (Google)
    1,594
    Amazon
    257
  • H04WWireless networks
    Alphabet (Google)
    885
    Amazon
    114
  • G06TImage processing
    Alphabet (Google)
    708
    Amazon
    101
  • G02BOptical elements
    Alphabet (Google)
    275
    Amazon
    11
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Alphabet (Google)
    704
    Amazon
    130
  • H04BTransmission
    Alphabet (Google)
    281
    Amazon
    40

Amazon

  • H04LDigital transmission
    Alphabet (Google)
    1,020
    Amazon
    442
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Alphabet (Google)
    290
    Amazon
    154
  • G06FData processing
    Alphabet (Google)
    3,435
    Amazon
    912
  • B65GConveying, storage
    Alphabet (Google)
    —
    Amazon
    48
  • G05D
    Alphabet (Google)
    27
    Amazon
    36
  • G10LSpeech processing
    Alphabet (Google)
    1,012
    Amazon
    275

04Publication rhythm

Alphabet (Google)AmazonPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodAlphabet (Google)Amazon
2025-01≥747 (partial coverage)≥242 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥760 (partial coverage)≥149 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥828 (partial coverage)≥130 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥810 (partial coverage)≥168 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥765 (partial coverage)≥186 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥744 (partial coverage)≥140 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥895 (partial coverage)≥223 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥629 (partial coverage)≥161 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥586 (partial coverage)≥195 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥684 (partial coverage)≥201 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥623 (partial coverage)≥141 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥639 (partial coverage)≥159 (partial coverage)

Empty dashed outlines mark uncollected periods. Hatched bars and ≥ counts mark partial coverage.

Publication timing follows examination and publication cycles, not R&D intensity.

What makes it comparableThe same publication window and counting units. Companies with different windows are not put in one comparison.

What is not comparableGroup totals. Business and entity scopes differ; compare scale within a field or subclass.

Not a rankingSimilarity and shares describe structure, not patent value, quality or technical leadership.