Bezos Discloses Plan to Sell Up to 25 Million Amazon Shares

Jeff Bezos at the presidential inauguration in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20. — Jeff Bezos at the presidential inauguration in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20.
Photographer: Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Bloomberg

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By Kristine Owram

May 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM UTC

Updated on

May 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM UTC

Jeff Bezos plans to sell as many as 25 million shares of Amazon.com Inc. over the next 13 months, potentially cashing out as the world’s largest online retailer grapples with uncertainty over tariffs.

Bezos adopted what’s known as a 10b5-1 trading plan on March 4, which entitles the Amazon co-founder to sell until May 29, 2026, according to a Friday filing. At Friday’s share price, the total value would be about $4.8 billion.