Amazon Prime users have been urged to claim chunk of $2,500,000,000 settlement before it's too late

If you’ve ever used Amazon Prime for your tech wheelings and dealings, you could be entitled to a well-needed cut of $2.5 billion.

It’s one of the biggest couriers and online marketplaces on the internet, and the Prime upgrade offers the incentive of getting your goodies as quickly as possible.

But after a recent lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission came knocking on Amazon’s door, the global marketplace has now agreed a multi-billion dollar settlement that comes directly to your door.

However, time is running out before you can lay claim to your share.

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Amazon Prime sets aside $2.5 billion for customer repayments in recent lawsuit

In a similar vein to the ongoing lawsuit that countless carmakers pay out for hidden expenses on their financing leases, Amazon Prime was recently accused of making it too difficult to leave the service, costing its users unnecessary monthly fees that they cannot exit from.

The lawsuit came courtesy of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on behalf of an estimated 35 million customers.

But while insisting that it hasn’t violated any laws, Amazon has agreed to settle the case for a whopping $2.5 billion.

“Amazon and our executives have always followed the law, and this settlement allows us to move forward and focus on innovating for customers,” the company said in a statement.

With the settlement now in principle, eligible people have until 21 July 2026 to see how much they could be owed.

Not every Prime member is eligible, though.

Specifically, the new Amazon Prime settlement is only for US customers who signed up for a Prime membership between 23 June 2019 and 23 June 2025 and took advantage of the extra benefits like Prime Video or Music less than three times.

Still, for the shoppers who have once tried to cancel their Prime membership, you could be owed a nice sum to warm those January blues.

How much could you be owed?

Whether you used it for buying Ford Trucks or the new and improved Alexa, the millions of users could be owed up to $51.

Set to be revealed later this year, the payouts might be small, but welcome.

The FTC has also urged Amazon Prime users to be wary of scams regarding this payout, insisting that no FTC representatives will be in contact regarding the refund; you need to search for it yourself.

This settlement is nothing but a drop in the ocean for the gargantuan tech company and its yacht-loving owner, but with more investigations ongoing into the ‘dodgy Fire Sticks’, it could be seen as more of a peace offering to the authorities.

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