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Amazon.com Inc. short interest

93.7M shares of Amazon.com were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (70.1M to 106.6M). Short sellers would need 2.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short93.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+8.1%+26% over a year
Days to cover2.81at 33.3M shares a day
Of shares in issue0.87%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the middle of its range over the last year (70.1M to 106.6M), and the share price moved +20% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202693.7M+8.1%33.3M2.81
    30 September 202686.7M+6.4%37.7M2.30
    15 September 202681.4M-11.5%29.4M2.77
    31 August 202692.1M-3.4%34.4M2.67
    14 August 202695.3M-3.2%42.1M2.27
    31 July 202698.4M-7.6%51.0M1.93
    15 July 2026106.6M+6.2%38.6M2.76
    30 June 2026100.3M+1.4%81.6M1.23
    15 June 202699.0M+7.0%43.9M2.25
    29 May 202692.5M-11.3%38.1M2.43
    15 May 2026104.3M+14.7%39.8M2.62
    30 April 202690.9M-2.3%50.6M1.80
    15 April 202693.0M+6.1%45.7M2.03
    31 March 202687.6M+3.4%45.2M1.94
    13 March 202684.8M+3.5%45.5M1.86
    27 February 202681.9M-5.8%46.5M1.76
    13 February 202687.0M+21.1%78.8M1.10
    30 January 202671.8M-8.0%40.6M1.77
    15 January 202678.1M+6.3%42.3M1.85
    31 December 202573.4M-3.5%33.7M2.18
    15 December 202576.1M+3.8%37.1M2.05
    28 November 202573.3M+3.7%49.3M1.49
    14 November 202570.6M+0.7%44.7M1.58
    31 October 202570.1M-5.9%57.6M1.22
    15 October 202574.5M-3.2%45.0M1.65
    30 September 202577.0M+10.1%51.4M1.50
    15 September 202569.9M+1.8%39.2M1.78
    29 August 202568.6M-9.3%28.9M2.37
    15 August 202575.7M+18.9%52.8M1.43
    31 July 202563.6M+1.4%40.0M1.59
    15 July 202562.8M-11.1%36.8M1.71
    30 June 202570.7M+14.3%51.5M1.37
    13 June 202561.8M+0.8%34.7M1.78
    30 May 202561.4M-14.2%36.9M1.66
    15 May 202571.5M+8.8%50.8M1.41
    30 April 202565.7M-7.7%47.1M1.39
    15 April 202571.2M+0.7%75.5M1.00
    31 March 202570.7M-10.1%42.8M1.65
    14 March 202578.7M+10.6%48.7M1.61
    28 February 202571.1M+2.1%42.9M1.66
    14 February 202569.7M-1.5%39.2M1.78
    31 January 202570.8M-13.7%34.9M2.03
    15 January 202582.0M-1.1%29.5M2.78
    31 December 202482.9M-0.5%34.8M2.38
    13 December 202483.3M+3.5%37.3M2.23
    29 November 202480.5M-3.9%35.9M2.24
    15 November 202483.8M+9.3%51.9M1.61
    31 October 202476.6M-8.7%33.0M2.32
    15 October 202483.9M-9.4%30.2M2.78
    30 September 202492.6M+10.5%40.4M2.29
    13 September 202483.8M+3.2%35.0M2.39
    30 August 202481.3M+0.6%30.4M2.67
    15 August 202480.8M+12.4%57.1M1.42
    31 July 202471.9M-5.0%40.9M1.76
    15 July 202475.6M-3.5%37.1M2.04
    28 June 202478.4M-8.0%55.5M1.41
    14 June 202485.1M+14.7%30.9M2.76
    31 May 202474.2M+4.8%35.4M2.10
    15 May 202470.8M+9.8%44.9M1.58
    30 April 202464.5M-14.9%45.2M1.43
    15 April 202475.7M+7.4%37.4M2.02
    28 March 202470.5M-3.1%30.9M2.28
    15 March 202472.8M+8.9%38.1M1.91
    29 February 202466.9M-0.3%44.9M1.49
    15 February 202467.1M-10.8%57.3M1.17
    31 January 202475.2M-11.4%44.0M1.71
    12 January 202484.9M-1.7%46.9M1.81
    29 December 202386.3M-4.1%38.2M2.26
    15 December 202390.0M+3.0%53.0M1.70
    30 November 202387.4M+0.9%48.1M1.82
    15 November 202386.6M+15.2%49.0M1.77
    31 October 202375.2M-5.8%64.2M1.17
    13 October 202379.8M+3.9%45.3M1.76
    29 September 202376.8M-4.3%58.3M1.32
    15 September 202380.2M+9.4%53.6M1.50
    31 August 202373.4M-4.0%42.5M1.72
    15 August 202376.4M+8.1%63.8M1.20
    31 July 202370.7M-10.0%57.3M1.23
    14 July 202378.5M+2.5%47.5M1.65
    30 June 202376.7M-5.6%60.9M1.26
    15 June 202381.2M+8.5%57.5M1.41
    31 May 202374.8M+14.2%69.7M1.07
    15 May 202365.5M+6.6%60.5M1.08
    28 April 202361.5M+4.1%77.0M1.00
    14 April 202359.1M-8.1%50.2M1.18
    31 March 202364.3M+13.8%59.1M1.09
    15 March 202356.5M-4.4%58.2M1.00
    28 February 202359.1M-4.9%53.7M1.10
    15 February 202362.1M-11.7%85.0M1.00
    31 January 202370.4M+2.7%74.5M1.00
    13 January 202368.5M-10.8%78.1M1.00
    30 December 202276.8M+3.0%74.8M1.03
    15 December 202274.6M+10.2%73.9M1.01
    30 November 202267.7M-16.6%72.7M1.00
    15 November 202281.2M+2.1%119.0M1.00
    31 October 202279.5M+5.7%82.0M1.00
    14 October 202275.2M-4.4%55.7M1.35
    30 September 202278.7M+1.1%62.3M1.26
    15 September 202277.9M+9.1%52.4M1.49
    31 August 202271.4M-8.9%46.6M1.53
    15 August 202278.4M+15.6%55.4M1.41
    29 July 202267.8M-16.9%71.2M1.00
    15 July 202281.6M-10.4%62.4M1.31
    30 June 202291.1M-18.9%74.8M1.22
    15 June 2022112.2M+13.0%92.5M1.21
    31 May 202299.3M+5.1%98.0M1.01
    13 May 202294.5M+19.9%117.0M1.00
    29 April 202278.8M+10.8%89.3M1.00
    14 April 202271.1M-2.5%56.2M1.26
    31 March 202272.9M-13.8%68.5M1.07
    15 March 202284.6M-1.5%75.2M1.13
    28 February 202285.8M-0.5%66.2M1.30
    15 February 202286.3M+23.7%105.0M1.00
    31 January 202269.8M-0.2%92.1M1.00
    14 January 202269.9M-2.1%59.1M1.18
    31 December 202171.3M-0.9%53.0M1.35
    15 December 202172.0M-23.1%63.3M1.14
    30 November 202193.6M+10.7%72.6M1.29
    15 November 202184.5M-5.3%71.0M1.19
    29 October 202189.3M-7.4%64.7M1.38
    15 October 202196.5M-2.8%56.3M1.71
    30 September 202199.2M-6.9%63.4M1.57
    15 September 2021106.6M+8.4%54.7M1.95
    31 August 202198.3M-3.5%60.5M1.63
    13 August 2021101.9M+30.0%53.2M1.92
    30 July 202178.4M-0.2%80.8M1.00
    15 July 202178.5M-13.1%77.9M1.01
    30 June 202190.4M-6.4%69.8M1.29
    15 June 202196.5M+1.6%51.6M1.87
    28 May 202195.0M-1.2%53.1M1.79
    14 May 202196.2M+0.8%85.6M1.12
    30 April 202195.4M-17.1%68.1M1.40
    15 April 2021115.1M+13.8%58.0M1.99
    31 March 2021101.1M+8.0%59.1M1.71
    15 March 202193.6M+8.4%66.4M1.41
    26 February 202186.3M+13.7%64.1M1.35
    12 February 202175.9M+14.5%72.8M1.04
    29 January 202166.3M+5.5%68.5M1.00
    15 January 202162.8M-4.6%64.1M1.00
    31 December 202065.9M+8.3%67.7M1.00
    15 December 202060.8M+0.7%61.5M1.00
    30 November 202060.4M-2.0%62.0M1.00
    13 November 202061.6M-1.8%103.7M1.00
    30 October 202062.8M+25.0%92.3M1.00
    15 October 202050.2M-8.7%94.0M1.00
    30 September 202055.0M+19.1%102.5M1.00
    15 September 202046.2M+13.4%100.7M1.00
    31 August 202040.7M-7.8%76.0M1.00
    14 August 202044.2M-28.5%70.1M1.00
    31 July 202061.7M-14.7%94.2M1.00
    15 July 202072.4M-6.0%113.4M1.00
    30 June 202077.0M+7.1%73.5M1.05
    15 June 202071.9M+1.2%72.4M1.00
    29 May 202071.1M+3.1%72.0M1.00
    15 May 202068.9M-1.7%76.8M1.00
    30 April 202070.1M-29.2%112.2M1.00
    15 April 202099.0M+2.1%92.5M1.07
    31 March 202096.9M+10.1%147.8M1.00
    13 March 202088.0M+26.2%121.7M1.00
    28 February 202069.7M-4.0%108.5M1.00
    14 February 202072.6M+3.1%81.8M1.00
    31 January 202070.4M-5.9%62.7M1.12
    15 January 202074.9M-10.0%63.4M1.18
    31 December 201983.2M+14.7%67.8M1.23
    13 December 201972.5M+1.9%52.4M1.38
    29 November 201971.2M-6.5%54.9M1.30
    15 November 201976.2M+10.8%49.8M1.53
    31 October 201968.7M+1.0%69.3M1.00
    15 October 201968.1M-7.4%55.6M1.22
    30 September 201973.5M+13.8%68.1M1.08
    13 September 201964.6M-1.8%54.5M1.18
    30 August 201965.8M-3.6%58.9M1.12
    15 August 201968.3M-6.9%86.5M1.00
    31 July 201973.3M+9.2%68.4M1.07
    15 July 201967.1M+14.1%64.3M1.04
    28 June 201958.8M-9.7%59.0M1.00
    14 June 201965.2M+5.3%90.5M1.00
    31 May 201961.9M+11.3%78.6M1.00
    15 May 201955.7M+5.9%100.0M1.00
    30 April 201952.6M+1.9%84.9M1.00
    15 April 201951.6M-45.4%70.6M1.00
    29 March 201994.5M+3.1%101.7M1.00
    15 March 201991.7M+7.6%90.9M1.01
    28 February 201985.2M-12.9%64.1M1.33
    15 February 201997.8M+13.0%100.6M1.00
    31 January 201986.6M-21.5%115.4M1.00
    15 January 2019110.2M-3.4%141.2M1.00
    31 December 2018114.1M+1.4%181.8M1.00
    14 December 2018112.5M+0.2%142.0M1.00
    30 November 2018112.3M+7.5%132.2M1.00
    15 November 2018104.4M+1.0%133.2M1.00
    31 October 2018103.4M+0.9%170.1M1.00
    15 October 2018102.4M+17.7%147.8M1.00
    28 September 201887.0M-13.7%93.7M1.00
    14 September 2018100.9M+17.7%106.8M1.00
    31 August 201885.7M-11.2%80.3M1.07
    15 August 201896.5M+5.6%88.0M1.10
    31 July 201891.4M+9.4%114.0M1.00
    13 July 201883.6M-2.3%64.7M1.29
    29 June 201885.5M-15.3%93.3M1.00
    15 June 2018101.0M+2.3%71.6M1.41
    31 May 201898.8M-7.6%57.9M1.71
    15 May 2018107.0M-2.8%72.4M1.48
    30 April 2018110.1M+20.7%129.6M1.00
    13 April 201891.2M+12.6%117.9M1.00
    29 March 201881.0M-17.4%149.1M1.00
    15 March 201898.2M+2.8%101.5M1.00
    28 February 201895.5M-7.8%102.1M1.00
    15 February 2018103.6M-0.1%176.6M1.00
    31 January 2018103.7M-12.0%108.1M1.00
    12 January 2018117.9M+16.8%70.1M1.68
    29 December 2017100.9M45.0M2.24
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.