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title: Bezos Sells $2 Billion of Amazon Shares in First Major Stock Sale Since 2021
description: "Jeff Bezos unloaded 12 million shares of Amazon.com Inc. this week, the first time the billionaire has sold the company’s stock since 2021. The Amazon founder has sold over $30 billion in shares since records going back to 2002, including about $20 billion combined in 2020 and 2021. He has primarily been gifting stock, including shares worth roughly $230 million that were given to nonprofit organizations in November.\n\n\nsource : yahoo!finance, bloomberg"
---

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# [Bezos Sells $2 Billion of Amazon Shares in First Major Stock Sale Since 2021](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/bezos-sells-2-billion-of-amazon-shares-in-first-major-stock-sale-since-2021)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Feb 12, 2024, 12:56:33 PM

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