Jeff Bezos sells $1.5 billion in Amazon stock amid honeymoon
- Jeff Bezos sold $1.5 billion worth of his Amazon shares after marrying Lauren Sánchez.
- The sales were executed as part of a pre-planned strategy established earlier this year.
- The significant stock sales have raised questions regarding Bezos's future financial moves.
In the two weeks following their lavish wedding in Venice, Italy, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has sold a substantial amount of his shares in the company, totaling $1.5 billion. His stock sales involved a significant transaction where $109 million worth of shares was sold on July 8 and 9, 2025. This aggressive selling strategy marks a continuation of a trading plan that Bezos enacted in March, which allows him to offload up to 25 million shares by May 29, 2026. Despite the sales, Bezos still maintains an impressive 8.5% stake in Amazon, which equates to nearly 902 million shares valued at over $200 billion. This stock sale coincides with Amazon's recovery from a decline in share price at the beginning of the year, as the stock has been edging closer to its all-time high of $242 a share achieved in February 2025, with shares trading at $225.40 on the last reported day. There is currently uncertainty regarding Bezos's motivations for these sales—they could be for strategic financial planning, personal investment opportunities, or personal expenditures related to his recent marriage. While Bezos’s financial moves are closely monitored, a representative has yet to clarify his intentions behind the recent stock offload, leaving financial analysts and the public speculating about his future actions.