While tech stocks were busy setting records in 2025, executives at these companies were similarly busy turning paper money into physical cash (more than $16 billion), according to a Bloomberg analysis of insider trading data.
Jeff Bezos paved the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, just as he was planning to marry Lauren Sanchez of Venice. Former Oracle CEO Safra Katz was close behind with $2.5 billion, followed by Michael Dell with $2.2 billion.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang saw his company become the world’s first $5 trillion business, selling $1 billion in the process. Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal has cashed out nearly $1 billion as demand for her company’s high-speed networking equipment soars and her personal net worth exceeds $6 billion.
Most of these sales occurred through prearranged transaction plans submitted in advance by executives. These were not spur-of-the-moment decisions. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg made $945 million through his foundation, while Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora and Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt each pocketed more than $700 million.
The common thread is that the AI-powered bull market continued to push tech stocks higher throughout the year.
