
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 as a bookseller. (Representative)
Shortly after Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos unveiled plans to sell his shares next year, he sold about 12 million shares of the online retail and cloud services firm for about $2 billion, according to a company filing on Friday.
The filing showed the sales took place on Wednesday and Thursday.
Last week, Amazon said Bezos would sell 50 million shares in the firm.
The sale plan, which is subject to certain conditions, was adopted on November 8, 2023, and will be completed by January 31, 2025, according to the company's latest annual report.
Bezos, who stepped down as chief executive of the company and took over as executive chairman in 2021, founded Amazon in 1994 as a bookseller.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, he is currently the second richest person in the world with a net worth of $200 billion.
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