Overview
- SEC disclosures show Bezos sold 6.6 million shares worth about $1.5 billion on July 21–22 under his Rule 10b5-1 trading plan
- Since late June, he has divested over $5.7 billion in Amazon stock as part of a structured strategy to sell up to 25 million shares by May 2026
- Despite the sell-off, he retains roughly 884 million shares—more than 8% of the company—and his net worth remains near $252 billion
- Bezos adopted the 10b5-1 plan in early May to lawfully schedule share sales without access to material non-public information
- Recent SEC filings reveal he donated over 600,000 Amazon shares to undisclosed nonprofit organizations