Amazon is ending its program allowing members to share shipping benefits with people outside of their household, instead ...

Those who have been sharing their Amazon accounts with people outside their household for years have until Oct. 1 to get their own Prime accounts or switch to a Family plan.

From Oct. 1, 2025, Amazon Prime members will no longer be allowed to share free shipping with someone unless they live at the same address.

A report from Reuters highlighted U.S. Prime signups, typically increasing for annual Prime Day that took place in July 2025, fell short of the total from 2024.

Amazon is ending a program that let Prime members share free shipping benefits with people outside their household. Instead, Amazon is encouraging users who don't live with the account holder to pay ...