Jeff Bezos Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment For what is likely the first time in Amazon's history, founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos' stake is now less than 10 percent of the company. In a securities filing Tuesday, Bezos disclosed that he now owns 9 percent of the company's shares, after selling off more than 100 million shares over the course of the past year.