While tech stocks were busy setting records in 2025, the executives behind these companies were just as busy turning their paper fortunes into real cash — more than that. 16 billion worthaccording to an analysis of insider trading data by Bloomberg.

Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $7.7 billion in June and July, around the same time he was delivering Lauren Sanchez in Venice. Former Oracle CEO Safra Katz was not far behind at $2.5 billion, followed by Michael Dell at $2.2 billion.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang saw his company become the world’s first $5 trillion business, selling $1 billion along the way. Arista Networks CEO Jayashree Ullal dropped nearly $1 billion after the company’s demand for high-speed networking gear pushed his personal worth past $6 billion.

Most of these sales were made through predefined trading plans that executives file in advance. They were not spur of the moment decisions. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg sold $945 million through his foundation, while Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora and Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt pocketed more than $700 million.

The common thread was an AI-fueled rally that drove tech stocks throughout the year.