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AppLovin Corp. short interest

11.2M shares of AppLovin were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (10.6M to 17.2M). Short sellers would need 2.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short11.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.9%-35% over a year
Days to cover2.18at 5.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.37%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 bottom of its range over the last year (10.6M to 17.2M), and the share price moved -35% 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.

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    Every settlement since 30 Apr 2021 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202611.2M-3.9%5.1M2.18
    30 September 202611.6M+6.1%5.1M2.28
    15 September 202610.9M+3.7%4.3M2.52
    31 August 202610.6M-7.2%4.8M2.22
    14 August 202611.4M-4.5%8.0M1.42
    31 July 202611.9M-5.2%6.5M1.84
    15 July 202612.6M+3.7%5.7M2.21
    30 June 202612.1M-5.7%5.9M2.07
    15 June 202612.8M+0.2%4.7M2.75
    29 May 202612.8M+7.2%4.9M2.60
    15 May 202612.0M+7.1%5.7M2.08
    30 April 202611.2M-10.4%3.5M3.23
    15 April 202612.5M-9.1%4.4M2.83
    31 March 202613.7M+4.4%4.4M3.15
    13 March 202613.1M-4.4%5.6M2.32
    27 February 202613.7M-5.0%5.5M2.49
    13 February 202614.5M+10.7%9.7M1.50
    30 January 202613.1M-10.2%6.7M1.95
    15 January 202614.5M-7.4%4.4M3.32
    31 December 202515.7M+2.9%3.0M5.26
    15 December 202515.2M+2.6%3.9M3.93
    28 November 202514.9M-9.3%3.9M3.83
    14 November 202516.4M+1.5%5.3M3.07
    31 October 202516.1M-6.0%3.9M4.17
    15 October 202517.2M-21.4%6.5M2.64
    30 September 202521.9M+47.1%13.9M1.57
    15 September 202514.9M+11.6%7.5M1.98
    29 August 202513.3M+14.3%4.9M2.71
    15 August 202511.7M+10.4%7.8M1.50
    31 July 202510.6M+2.9%4.0M2.66
    15 July 202510.3M-1.6%4.2M2.44
    30 June 202510.4M-3.7%6.7M1.54
    13 June 202510.8M+2.6%5.4M2.00
    30 May 202510.5M+5.8%6.2M1.70
    15 May 202510.0M-1.5%7.8M1.29
    30 April 202510.1M-5.9%6.4M1.57
    15 April 202510.7M-2.2%10.1M1.06
    31 March 202511.0M-15.8%10.2M1.07
    14 March 202513.0M-4.6%11.7M1.11
    28 February 202513.7M+10.3%11.4M1.20
    14 February 202512.4M-12.2%6.7M1.85
    31 January 202514.1M+12.9%3.9M3.66
    15 January 202512.5M-30.6%4.2M2.96
    31 December 202418.0M+2.5%4.5M4.04
    13 December 202417.6M+3.7%7.3M2.40
    29 November 202416.9M+1.6%5.8M2.90
    15 November 202416.7M-11.3%9.3M1.79
    31 October 202418.8M-14.1%3.2M5.90
    15 October 202421.9M+6.2%3.6M6.06
    30 September 202420.6M+19.2%5.8M3.56
    13 September 202417.3M+13.4%4.9M3.53
    30 August 202415.2M+4.3%2.8M5.35
    15 August 202414.6M+1.6%5.0M2.95
    31 July 202414.4M-15.8%2.5M5.75
    15 July 202417.1M+9.0%3.0M5.76
    28 June 202415.7M+3.4%4.5M3.47
    14 June 202415.2M-7.7%4.4M3.42
    31 May 202416.4M-37.9%4.6M3.59
    15 May 202426.5M+34.4%5.2M5.09
    30 April 202419.7M-9.9%3.4M5.85
    15 April 202421.8M-11.4%3.7M5.89
    28 March 202424.7M+11.5%4.6M5.39
    15 March 202422.1M+22.1%4.2M5.23
    29 February 202418.1M+6.1%5.6M3.23
    15 February 202417.1M+7.8%4.9M3.52
    31 January 202415.8M+8.5%3.7M4.27
    12 January 202414.6M+4.3%2.0M7.15
    29 December 202314.0M-7.8%2.3M6.16
    15 December 202315.2M+2.4%3.0M5.07
    30 November 202314.8M-5.0%2.4M6.29
    15 November 202315.6M-1.7%4.7M3.33
    31 October 202315.9M-9.2%2.0M8.05
    13 October 202317.5M+4.4%1.9M8.97
    29 September 202316.7M-12.2%2.9M5.78
    15 September 202319.1M+3.1%2.6M7.45
    31 August 202318.5M+10.3%2.4M7.67
    15 August 202316.8M+17.5%4.5M3.70
    31 July 202314.3M-7.8%1.7M8.64
    14 July 202315.5M+3.1%1.8M8.83
    30 June 202315.0M-8.0%2.7M5.47
    15 June 202316.3M+17.6%3.1M5.30
    31 May 202313.9M-7.9%2.8M4.94
    15 May 202315.1M-1.2%4.1M3.71
    28 April 202315.2M+5.1%2.2M6.78
    14 April 202314.5M+0.5%2.5M5.78
    31 March 202314.4M-4.7%2.7M5.38
    15 March 202315.1M-5.4%2.0M7.54
    28 February 202316.0M-1.0%2.9M5.46
    15 February 202316.2M+0.4%5.1M3.17
    31 January 202316.1M-9.3%2.3M6.99
    13 January 202317.7M-11.6%3.0M5.92
    30 December 202220.1M+3.6%3.0M6.69
    15 December 202219.4M+1.4%4.9M3.99
    30 November 202219.1M+7.2%3.0M6.36
    15 November 202217.8M+18.6%4.5M3.92
    31 October 202215.0M-3.1%2.0M7.67
    14 October 202215.5M-3.5%1.9M7.97
    30 September 202216.1M+8.1%2.7M5.86
    15 September 202214.9M+3.7%2.3M6.35
    31 August 202214.3M+12.5%2.5M5.64
    15 August 202212.7M-12.1%4.1M3.10
    29 July 202214.5M+0.1%1.9M7.61
    15 July 202214.5M+5.3%2.0M7.24
    30 June 202213.8M+21.0%4.0M3.45
    15 June 202211.4M+8.7%2.9M3.88
    31 May 202210.5M+4.3%4.0M2.62
    13 May 202210.0M+16.8%4.5M2.21
    29 April 20228.6M+17.0%1.8M4.74
    14 April 20227.3M-18.0%1.0M7.17
    31 March 20228.9M+3.4%2.0M4.38
    15 March 20228.7M-7.1%2.0M4.30
    28 February 20229.3M+15.1%3.1M2.99
    15 February 20228.1M-1.9%1.4M5.74
    31 January 20228.3M+47.0%1.8M4.58
    14 January 20225.6M-5.9%998K5.62
    31 December 20216.0M-14.2%926K6.45
    15 December 20217.0M+23.9%4.1M1.68
    30 November 20215.6M+12.6%1.6M3.45
    15 November 20215.0M+0.7%2.4M2.11
    29 October 20214.9M-2.4%1.9M2.65
    15 October 20215.1M-10.1%1.6M3.19
    30 September 20215.6M-9.7%1.0M5.46
    15 September 20216.2M-6.0%1.8M3.50
    31 August 20216.6M+10.1%1.3M5.18
    13 August 20216.0M+18.4%875K6.90
    30 July 20215.1M-3.5%575K8.87
    15 July 20215.3M+1.8%807K6.54
    30 June 20215.2M+19.8%1.1M4.58
    15 June 20214.3M+5.6%779K5.56
    28 May 20214.1M-9.3%805K5.09
    14 May 20214.5M+28.2%969K4.66
    30 April 20213.5M1.8M1.98
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.