Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn sells about $16.7 million in stock after option exercise
Duolingo co-founder and Chief Executive Luis von Ahn sold 110,046 Class A shares for about $16.7 million, according to a Form 4 filed Friday.
The Oct. 7 transactions followed a three-step sequence. Von Ahn exercised stock options for 110,046 Class B shares at a $38.08 exercise price, converted those Class B shares into Class A stock one-for-one, and sold the Class A shares the same day.
The shares sold in four batches at weighted average prices of about $150.63, $151.52, $152.47 and $153.26. Individual trades ranged from $150.00 to $153.61 a share, the filing said.
The sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan von Ahn adopted on June 2, 2026.
Von Ahn, who is also a director and is listed as a 10% owner, sold all of the Class A shares created by the exercise. After the transactions he reported 3,368,120 Class B shares held directly. The exercised options had been set to expire on Dec. 2, 2030.
By the numbers
- Options exercised: 110,046 at $38.08
- Class A shares sold: 110,046
- Approximate proceeds: $16.7 million
- Sale date: Oct. 7, 2026
- Class B shares held directly after: 3,368,120
- 10b5-1 plan adopted: June 2, 2026
Sources
- Duolingo, Inc., Form 4 for Luis von Ahn, filed October 9, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-065528
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