In the two weeks since his lavish Venetian nuptials, the Amazon founder has offloaded $1.5 billion worth of stock—a tiny sliver of his overall stake.
Prime Day is in full swing, but Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos –the world’s fourth richest person–is selling rather than buying.
Bezos, who’s been selling Amazon shares since his June 27 wedding festivities with new wife Lauren Sánchez, parted with $109 million worth of shares on July 8 and 9, according to new Securities and Exchange Commission filings. That brings his two-week stock-selling spree to $1.5 billion, per the documents. Forbes estimates that Bezos is now worth $238.5 billion.
These aren’t impulse trades. They’re part of a trading plan Bezos adopted in March, which authorizes the sale of up to 25 million of his shares through May 29, 2026. He could still unload roughly 20 million more shares, worth around $4.5 billion based on Amazon’s stock price Friday afternoon.
It’s unclear why Bezos has chosen to sell such a significant number of shares or what he’s planning to do with the cash. A representative for Bezos has not yet responded to a request for comment about his share sales.
The newlyweds reportedly spent part of their honeymoon at San Domenico Palace in Taormina, Sicily, the luxury Four Seasons resort best known as the setting for The White Lotus Season 2. A favorite among billionaires and celebrities, the clifftop hotel features sweeping Mediterranean views, private plunge pools, and plenty of old-world charm.
The sales follow Amazon stock’s recovery from its sharp decline at the beginning of the year, racing back toward its February 2025 all-time high of $242 a share. (Shares were trading at $225.40 just before 4 pm ET on Friday.) Bezos still owns nearly 902 million shares in the company he founded in 1994–an 8.5% stake–worth just over $200 billion.