We now know that we can share our Amazon Prime account with other adults and teens in your household for free. This could be a significant other, husband, wife, child, or even friend you trust. Maybe you and your friend want to split the cost of the Amazon prime yearly account. Sharing your Amazon prime account is great because each person gets all of the benefits – free shipping, free music, free books, free movies, and more.
Sharing Amazon Prime benefits requires both adults to link their accounts on the Amazon Household page and agree to share payments. Each adult keeps their account private while sharing those benefits at no additional cost.
Can you create a user in Amazon Prime?
Yes, you can create a user in your Amazon Prime account. You are allowed to add up to 2 adults (18 and over) to your Amazon Prime account. Amazon calls it “Amazon Household”. Amazon Prime benefits cannot be shared with child profiles. It’s easy to add someone to your Amazon Prime account if you know how.
You will need that person’s email address and Amazon password to add them or they will need to be with you to provide that information.
How many people can I add to my Amazon Prime (Household) account?
Amazon Household allows you to share all Amazon benefits with the whole household. Two adults, up to four teens and four child profiles may link in an Amazon Household.
What age is an Amazon Teen Account?
Amazon allows teens to be on your Amazon Prime Household account. A teen is considered ages 13 to 17. Teen are allowed to shop on their own and parents approve the final order. Teens may also access certain Prime benefits if their parents are a Prime member. .
Note: Teen logins are not currently supported on Kindle
How to Add Someone to your Amazon Prime Account Using Your Computer
This information was updated for January 2020
1. Go to the Amazon Household main page.
2. Click Add Adult.
3. Type the new person’s name and their email and click Continue.
4. Click Agree and Continue on the next page.
Note: By clicking Agree you and the person you added agree to share wallets in order to share Prime benefits and digital content. As a security measure, you will be notified if that person moves your credit or debit card to their wallet.
5. On the next pager you will select what things you want to share with the new users. You will given the option of Apps/Games, Audiobooks and eBooks. Select the items and click Continue.
6. On the final page click Send Invite to complete the process.
How to Add Someone to your Amazon Prime Account Using the Amazon App
This information was updated for January 2020
1. Open the Amazon app and tap the three bars at the top left.
2. Tap Your Account.
3. Tap Manage your Household.
4. Tap Add Adult.
5. Type the new person’s name and their email and tap Continue.
6. Tap Agree and Continue on the next page.
Note: By clicking Agree you and the person you added agree to share wallets in order to share Prime benefits and digital content. As a security measure, you will be notified if that person moves your credit or debit card to their wallet.
6. On the next pager you will select what things you want to share with the new users. You will given the option of Apps/Games, Audiobooks and eBooks. Select the items and click Continue.
7. On the final page click Send Invite to complete the process.
Dorothy Lewis says
I need to cancel my membership some one is using my account and I did not tell that person to do so.
JX says
You can go to your account and change your password and check users on your account and delete them.