Jeff Bezos Has Sold $48.9 Billion in Amazon Stock — And Still Holds 882 Million Shares

Jeff Bezos has sold $48.9 billion in Amazon (AMZN) stock across 1,808 Form 4 filings. That makes the Amazon founder one of the largest individual stock sellers in history. His latest selling wave — a $5 billion blitz over two weeks in July 2025 — came at $221–$233 per share before he pivoted entirely to charitable gifts.

Career Snapshot

Metric	Value
Total Form 4 Filings	1,808
Career Sell Value	$48.9 billion
Shares Still Held	~882.2 million
Last Sell Transaction	July 24, 2025
Last Filing (Gift)	November 14, 2025

The July 2025 Selling Spree

Between June 27 and July 24, 2025, Bezos unloaded approximately 25 million shares in a concentrated burst of selling. The daily volumes were enormous:

Date	Shares Sold	Avg Price	Est. Value
Jun 27	3,100,000	$221.41	$686M
Jul 3	927,863	$223.73	$208M
Jul 7	2,046,582	$223.92	$458M
Jul 11	4,273,237	$224.98	$961M
Jul 14–15	3,175,382	$226.10	$718M
Jul 21–22	6,612,707	$228.51	$1.51B
Jul 24	2,643,142	$230.69	$610M

That single month generated roughly $5.15 billion in gross proceeds — more than most public companies are worth.

The Pivot to Gifts

Since the July selling wave, Bezos has filed exclusively charitable gift transactions (Form 4 code G). Between August and November 2025, he donated over 3.3 million shares worth approximately $750 million at market prices. The gifts align with his Bezos Earth Fund and Day One Fund pledges.

The shift from selling to gifting is notable. Gift transactions serve a dual purpose: they reduce Bezos’s taxable estate while directing proceeds to philanthropy without creating selling pressure on AMZN shares.

Scale in Context

Bezos’s $48.9 billion in career sales represents only about 5% of his total Amazon ownership over time. Even after decades of selling, he still holds approximately 882.2 million shares — a stake worth over $200 billion at current prices. His selling is systematic, executed through pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans in concentrated bursts followed by quiet periods.

By comparison, the entire 2024 U.S. IPO market raised roughly $33 billion. Bezos’s personal stock sales over 22 years exceed that figure by nearly 50%.

What to Watch

• Next selling window: Bezos has historically sold in multi-week bursts. His last sell was July 2025 — a new wave could emerge in early 2026.
• Gift cadence: The shift to charitable gifts may continue if he maintains the current philanthropic pace.
• Ownership threshold: With 882M shares, Bezos remains Amazon’s largest individual shareholder. Watch for any drop below the 10% beneficial ownership threshold that could change filing requirements.