Jeff Bezos sells Amazon stake worth $1.9 billion

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. Credit: AFP Photo

Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos offloaded stake worth $1.9 billion in recent days, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday.

During the first two working days of August, Bezos sold over 600,000 shares as part of a previously announced trading plan, leaving him with 54.9 million shares worth roughly $176 billion at current market prices.

Bezos, the world's richest man, has said he plans to sell stock worth about $1 billion each year to fund his rocket company, Blue Origin.