Tech billionaires cashed out $16 billion in 2025 as stocks soared
In Brief Posted: 3:45 PM PST · January 3, 2026 Connie Loizos Tech billionaires cashed out $16 billion in 2025 as stocks soared While tech stocks were busy setting records in 2025, the executives behind those companies were equally busy turning their paper fortunes into actual cash — more than $16 billion worth, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of insider trading data. Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice. Oracle’s former CEO Safra Catz wasn’t far behind at $2.5 billion, followed by Michael Dell at $2.2 billion. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang watched his company become the world’s first $5 trillion business, and sold $1…
