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META - Meta Platforms Inc. (META) has a shares outstanding of 2.57B, down 0.3% over the past year.
Shares Outstanding
2.57B
Buyback %
-12.45%
Annual Change
-0.31%
| Year | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.57B | -0.31% |
| 2025 | 2.57B | -1.53% |
| 2024 | 2.61B | -0.61% |
| 2023 | 2.63B | -0.38% |
| 2022 | 2.64B | -5.68% |
| 2021 | 2.80B | -3.25% |
| 2020 | 2.89B | +0.76% |
| 2019 | 2.87B | -0.52% |
| 2018 | 2.89B | -2.30% |
| 2017 | 2.95B | +0.54% |
| 2016 | 2.94B | - |
| Quarter | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.57B | +0.08% |
| Q1 2026 | 2.56B | -0.39% |
| Q4 2025 | 2.57B | +0.08% |
| Q3 2025 | 2.57B | +0.08% |
| Q2 2025 | 2.57B | -0.77% |
| Q1 2025 | 2.59B | -0.92% |
| Q4 2024 | 2.61B | +0.54% |
| Q3 2024 | 2.60B | -0.38% |
| Q2 2024 | 2.61B | -0.57% |
| Q1 2024 | 2.63B | -0.19% |
| Q4 2023 | 2.63B | -0.42% |
| Q3 2023 | 2.64B | +1.11% |
| Q2 2023 | 2.61B | +0.62% |
| Q1 2023 | 2.60B | -1.67% |
| Q4 2022 | 2.64B | -1.75% |
| Q3 2022 | 2.69B | -0.96% |
| Q2 2022 | 2.71B | -1.06% |
| Q1 2022 | 2.74B | -2.04% |
| Q4 2021 | 2.80B | -2.10% |
| Q3 2021 | 2.86B | -0.70% |
| Q2 2021 | 2.88B | -0.10% |
| Q1 2021 | 2.88B | -0.38% |
| Q4 2020 | 2.89B | +0.07% |
| Q3 2020 | 2.89B | +0.42% |
| Q2 2020 | 2.88B | +0.38% |
| Q1 2020 | 2.87B | -0.10% |
| Q4 2019 | 2.87B | -0.10% |
| Q3 2019 | 2.87B | -0.03% |
| Q2 2019 | 2.88B | +0.21% |
| Q1 2019 | 2.87B | -0.59% |
| Q4 2018 | 2.89B | -1.12% |
| Q3 2018 | 2.92B | -0.54% |
| Q2 2018 | 2.93B | -0.36% |
| Q1 2018 | 2.94B | -0.30% |
| Q4 2017 | 2.95B | -0.07% |
| Q3 2017 | 2.96B | +0.17% |
| Q2 2017 | 2.95B | +0.24% |
| Q1 2017 | 2.94B | +0.20% |
| Q4 2016 | 2.94B | +0.24% |
| Q3 2016 | 2.93B | - |
Shares outstanding is the total number of a company's shares currently held by all its shareholders. A shrinking share count usually reflects buybacks that raise each remaining share's claim on earnings, while a rising count can signal dilution.