Duolingo DUOL Insider Ownership

Updated Oct 10, 2026

Over the past year, DUOL insiders bought $498,792 of stock (5K shares) and sold $50.61 million (320.29K shares) on the open market.

• Counted by insider, open-market buying of DUOL stock in the past 12 months came from one insider and selling from 7 insiders.
• Among DUOL's insiders, James H. Shelton (Director) was the top open-market buyer in the past 12 months, with $498,792 of stock purchased (5K shares) and the latest purchase on March 3, 2026.
• Meanwhile, the largest open-market sales of DUOL in the past 12 months were by Luis Von Ahn (President & CEO, Co Founder), totaling $34.15 million (226K shares), most recently on October 7, 2026.
• Apart from open-market trades, DUOL insiders received 223.85K shares in stock awards, acquired 422.26K shares through option exercises and conversions and gave away 100K shares as gifts in the past 12 months.
• Business Quant data shows Duolingo insiders holding 7.08Mn shares in total in their latest Form 4 filings, down 0.28% from 7.1Mn shares at the end of Q2 2026.
• By type of ownership, DUOL insiders hold 59.91% of their shares directly (4.24Mn shares) and 40.09% indirectly (2.84Mn shares).
• The insider holdings in Duolingo belong to 15 insiders who have reported on Form 4 within the past two years.
• Duolingo's top three insider holders by shares held are Luis Von Ahn (President & CEO, Co Founder, 3.37Mn shares), Severin Hacker (Chief Tech Officer, Co Founder, 3.04Mn shares) and Robert Meese (Chief Business Officer, 169.39K shares).
• The holding of Luis Von Ahn makes up 47.59% of all shares held by Duolingo insiders.
• Over the past 12 months, 15 insiders reported transactions in Duolingo stock in 52 Form 4 filings.
• The insider holdings and trades above for Duolingo reflect Form 4 filings through October 9, 2026.