While tech stocks were busy setting records in 2025, the executives behind those companies were turning their paper fortunes into real cash—over $16 billion, according to Bloomberg’s analysis of insider trading data.
Jeff Bezos led the pack. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, coinciding with his wedding to Lauren Sanchez in Venice. Oracle’s former CEO Safra Catz followed closely, cashing out $2.5 billion, with Michael Dell not far behind at $2.2 billion.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang watched his company become the world’s first $5 trillion business and sold $1 billion along the way. Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal cashed out nearly $1 billion as demand for her company’s high-speed networking gear soared, boosting her personal net worth to over $6 billion.
Most of these sales occurred through pre-arranged trading plans filed in advance, rather than being spur-of-the-moment decisions. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg sold $945 million via his foundation, while Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora and Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt each pocketed over $700 million.
The common thread among these executives was an AI-fueled rally that consistently drove tech stocks higher throughout the year.
