As tech stocks soared to unprecedented heights in 2025, the leaders of those companies were just as active converting their paper wealth into real money—over $16 billion in total, based on an analysis of insider trading data. Jeff Bezos topped the list. The founder of Amazon offloaded 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, coinciding with his marriage to Lauren Sánchez in Venice.

Not far behind was Oracle’s former CEO Safra Catz, who sold $2.5 billion, followed by Michael Dell with $2.2 billion. As Nvidia became the world’s first $5 trillion company, its CEO Jensen Huang sold $1 billion in shares. Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal cashed out nearly $1 billion amid surging demand for the firm’s high-speed networking equipment, a period that also saw her personal net worth exceed $6 billion.

The majority of these transactions were executed under prearranged trading plans filed in advance by executives, rather than being impulsive decisions. Mark Zuckerberg of Meta sold $945 million through his foundation, while Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora and Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt each realized over $700 million.

A consistent driver behind these sales was an AI-powered market rally that continued to lift technology stock values throughout the year.