Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has sold $US 3 billion ($A4.2 billion) worth of shares in the online retailer this week, according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Bezos has already cashed in Amazon shares worth more than $US10 billion ($A14 billion) this year, according to the SEC.
The 56-year-old founded Amazon in 1994 and is still the largest single shareholder of the company.
With an estimated wealth of around $US190 billion ($A265 billion), Bezos is the richest person in the world, according to Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires.
Amazon was recently valued at $US1.6 trillion ($A2.2 trillion).
Since the beginning of the year, its share price has risen by more than 75 per cent.
Australian Associated Press
