Jeff Bezos is selling $5 billion worth of Amazon stock

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has announced his intention to sell 25 million Amazon shares, currently valued at around five billion US dollars.

Jeff Bezos to sell up to $4.75bn in Amazon stockhttps://www.ft.com/content/bc4465d2-59ae-41fd-8b1a-8c39a9091cd4

— Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) 2025-05-02T13:07:25.017Z

In line with legal requirements to prevent insider trading, Amazon has disclosed that Jeff Bezos’ planned sales are part of a pre-established schedule and are executed automatically.

With this announcement, Bezos would have one year to complete the sale of his 25 million shares, which he should therefore have finalized by May 29, 2026.

In recent years, the billionaire has already sold part of his Amazon shares to finance other projects, notably the acquisition of the Washington Post.

He has also used his shares to finance his space projects with Blue Origin, which recently sent Katy Perry into space.

The five billion from the sale could now be used to accelerate the development of Project Kuiper, an initiative designed to compete with Elon Musk and SpaceX, in particular by becoming a strong rival to Starlink.

However, this share sale comes at a particular time for Amazon, which will have to contend in the coming months with the tariffs announced by the Trump administration.

Nevertheless, the company posted solid results for the first quarter of 2025, with growth of 19%.