Bezos plans to sell $4.1 billion worth of Amazon shares, closing down more than 2%

According to the news, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (Jeff Bezos) submitted documents to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and plans to sell about 15 million Amazon shares, with a total value of about $4.1 billion based on Monday's closing price.

According to the documents, the sale plan was based on the 10b5-1 pre-set transaction plan adopted by Bezos on November 14, 2025, and executed through Morgan Stanley. The relevant shares were initially acquired in 1994 in the form of founder shares.

Before the announcement of this holdings reduction plan, Amazon's stock price just hit a record high on Monday. Driven by last week's quarterly earnings report, the company's market capitalization surpassed $3 trillion. The cloud computing business performed strongly in the second quarter, and the market believes that its AI investment is being transformed into a higher growth engine.

Amazon shares closed down more than 2% on Tuesday due to news of Bezos' holdings reduction. Since this year, Amazon's stock price has increased by about 20%, outperforming the S&P 500 index, which rose by about 12% during the same period.

Bezos has continued to sell Amazon shares through pre-set trading plans in recent years, but it is still one of the company's major shareholders. Documents show that in May of this year, Bezos also donated 220,200 Amazon shares to non-profit organizations.