Jeff Bezos Remains Amazon's Largest Individual Shareholder With Roughly 900 Million Shares. Here's Why That Stake Still Anchors the Stock.

Jeff Bezos maintains his position as Amazon's largest shareholder with approximately 950.4 million shares worth $245.7 billion, representing 8.8% of outstanding shares. While Amazon's stock has gained 12% year-to-date, it has underperformed the S&P 500's 13.7% return. However, the company's strong fundamentals, particularly AWS's 36.8% year-over-year growth and 60.5% operating income contribution, suggest long-term growth potential justifies including Amazon in a diversified portfolio.