Retailers Launch Early Deals Ahead of Amazon Prime Big Deal Days
Competitors including Walmart and Sam’s Club are offering discounts ahead of the October event.
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The odds
Each tick is a source publishing on this story · 20 more published before price tracking began
Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 0% |
| 30 Sept, 22:21 UTC | 0% |
| 19 Sept, 08:09 UTC | 0% |
The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 21 articles since 15 Sept 2026. zdnet.com published first, on 15 September at 05:00 UTC; CNET followed 10h 24m later. The most recent article, from WIRED, appeared on 19 September at 09:39 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: WIRED (major outlet), zdnet.com, CNET, Engadget.
One prediction market prices this story:
- Will Amazon be the largest company in the world by market cap on September 30? — resolved “No” on 30 Sept 2026. For the Yes outcome to occur, Amazon must hold the highest global market capitalization at the end of the trading day on September 30, 2026. For the No outcome, any other company must have a higher market cap at that specific time. Readers often mistake the date of news reports or early deal announcements for the actual resolution deadline.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will Amazon be the largest company in the world by market cap on September 30? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- zdnet.comAmazon October Prime Day is coming: Everything we know so far (dates, times, and more)—
- CNETOctober Prime Day Sales Are Coming, and Deals Are Already Streaming In—
- EngadgetAmazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale returns in October—
- CNETDon’t Miss These Early Prime Day Apple Deals—
- zdnet.comBest early October Prime Day tablet deals: Save on iPad, Galaxy Tab, and more—
- zdnet.comBest early October Prime Day 2026 SSD deals: Samsung, SanDisk, and more—
- zdnet.comBest early October Prime Day deals: Save on TVs, smartwatches, and more tech—
- CNETUpdate Your Wishlist With These Early October Prime Day Steals Under $50—
- CNETPrime Day TV Deals Are Already Here and We’re Expecting Plenty More—
- zdnet.comBest October Prime Day deals under $25: Top deals on cheap gadgets we’ve tested—
Show 11 later sources
- zdnet.comBest early October Prime Day 2026 all-in-one computer deals: HP, Lenovo, Dell, and more—
- WIREDA Deal Hunter’s Guide to Amazon Prime Big Deal Days (2026)—
- zdnet.comBest early October Prime Day 2026 TV deals: Most are actually at Best Buy—
- CNETEarly Prime Day Deals on Amazon Devices Are Already Live. Grab Yours Now to Save Up to 50% or More—
- zdnet.comBest early Samsung October Prime Day 2026 deals: Top discounts on Galaxy phones, TVs, and more—
- CNETShopping for a Tablet This Holiday Season? Prime Big Deal Days Is Coming in Hot—
- CNETYour Audio Gear Needs an Update and These Early October Prime Day Headphone Deals Make It Affordable—
- Feed: All Latest26 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Know You Have (2026)—
- zdnet.comBest Sam’s Club deals ahead of October Prime Day – including over 50% off a membership—
- zdnet.comBest Walmart deals to compete with Prime Day: TVs, Apple devices, and more—
- WIREDThe Best Early Prime Day Deals Ahead of Amazon’s Second Sale (2026)0%
- Market resolved: No
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- The Best Early Prime Day Deals Ahead of Amazon’s Second Sale (2026) WIRED ·
- 26 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Know You Have (2026) Feed: All Latest ·
- A Deal Hunter’s Guide to Amazon Prime Big Deal Days (2026) WIRED ·
- Best Walmart deals to compete with Prime Day: TVs, Apple devices, and more zdnet.com
- Best Sam’s Club deals ahead of October Prime Day – including over 50% off a membership zdnet.com
- Your Audio Gear Needs an Update and These Early October Prime Day Headphone Deals Make It Affordable CNET
Show 15 more sources
- Shopping for a Tablet This Holiday Season? Prime Big Deal Days Is Coming in Hot CNET
- Best early Samsung October Prime Day 2026 deals: Top discounts on Galaxy phones, TVs, and more zdnet.com
- Early Prime Day Deals on Amazon Devices Are Already Live. Grab Yours Now to Save Up to 50% or More CNET
- Best early October Prime Day 2026 TV deals: Most are actually at Best Buy zdnet.com
- Best early October Prime Day 2026 all-in-one computer deals: HP, Lenovo, Dell, and more zdnet.com
- Best October Prime Day deals under $25: Top deals on cheap gadgets we’ve tested zdnet.com
- Prime Day TV Deals Are Already Here and We’re Expecting Plenty More CNET
- Update Your Wishlist With These Early October Prime Day Steals Under $50 CNET
- Best early October Prime Day deals: Save on TVs, smartwatches, and more tech zdnet.com
- Best early October Prime Day 2026 SSD deals: Samsung, SanDisk, and more zdnet.com
- Best early October Prime Day tablet deals: Save on iPad, Galaxy Tab, and more zdnet.com
- Don’t Miss These Early Prime Day Apple Deals CNET
- Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale returns in October Engadget
- October Prime Day Sales Are Coming, and Deals Are Already Streaming In CNET
- Amazon October Prime Day is coming: Everything we know so far (dates, times, and more) zdnet.com
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