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Alphabet Inc. short interest

48.4M shares of Alphabet were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (31.9M to 58.5M). Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short48.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-6.6%+35% over a year
Days to cover3.29at 14.7M shares a day
Of shares in issue0.39%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 (31.9M to 58.5M), and the share price moved +13% 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 202648.4M-6.6%14.7M3.29
    30 September 202651.9M+0.2%18.5M2.81
    15 September 202651.8M+14.3%15.5M3.35
    31 August 202645.3M+5.6%15.8M2.86
    14 August 202642.9M-8.6%17.8M2.41
    31 July 202646.9M-15.7%22.9M2.05
    15 July 202655.7M-4.9%15.8M3.53
    30 June 202658.5M+11.0%29.4M1.99
    15 June 202652.7M+16.6%25.0M2.11
    29 May 202645.2M+3.9%21.2M2.13
    15 May 202643.5M+11.5%17.5M2.49
    30 April 202639.1M-5.6%18.7M2.09
    15 April 202641.4M-6.0%15.7M2.64
    31 March 202644.0M+26.8%22.6M1.94
    13 March 202634.7M+8.9%18.0M1.93
    27 February 202631.9M-29.2%20.0M1.60
    13 February 202645.0M-7.4%29.0M1.55
    30 January 202648.6M-3.5%20.5M2.37
    15 January 202650.4M-6.0%20.5M2.45
    31 December 202553.6M-4.5%17.2M3.11
    15 December 202556.2M+34.8%22.5M2.50
    28 November 202541.7M+18.0%37.1M1.12
    14 November 202535.3M-10.6%18.8M1.88
    31 October 202539.5M+10.2%23.0M1.72
    15 October 202535.8M+1.4%18.0M1.99
    30 September 202535.3M-10.7%21.9M1.61
    15 September 202539.6M+27.4%28.9M1.37
    29 August 202531.1M-22.6%18.4M1.69
    15 August 202540.2M+17.6%19.2M2.09
    31 July 202534.1M+1.0%27.4M1.24
    15 July 202533.8M-15.6%22.6M1.50
    30 June 202540.0M+21.2%35.2M1.14
    13 June 202533.0M+3.4%22.4M1.48
    30 May 202532.0M-12.6%31.3M1.02
    15 May 202536.6M-8.8%28.5M1.28
    30 April 202540.1M+0.2%20.9M1.92
    15 April 202540.0M+3.9%29.5M1.36
    31 March 202538.5M-13.4%23.6M1.63
    14 March 202544.5M+14.5%21.3M2.08
    28 February 202538.9M-10.9%20.2M1.92
    14 February 202543.6M-0.8%20.9M2.09
    31 January 202544.0M+2.1%16.5M2.66
    15 January 202543.1M+2.7%15.7M2.74
    31 December 202441.9M-16.2%20.5M2.05
    13 December 202450.0M+20.1%21.8M2.30
    29 November 202441.7M-4.2%18.8M2.21
    15 November 202443.5M+7.5%17.0M2.55
    31 October 202440.4M+6.3%19.3M2.10
    15 October 202438.0M+5.4%13.3M2.87
    30 September 202436.1M-16.0%18.1M2.00
    13 September 202442.9M+4.4%20.7M2.08
    30 August 202441.1M-2.2%15.1M2.72
    15 August 202442.0M+3.3%19.9M2.11
    31 July 202440.7M-10.9%19.1M2.14
    15 July 202445.7M+6.7%12.2M3.74
    28 June 202442.9M-2.6%21.3M2.01
    14 June 202444.0M+19.8%15.6M2.83
    31 May 202436.7M-5.9%16.7M2.20
    15 May 202439.0M+2.6%18.5M2.11
    30 April 202438.0M+3.0%25.0M1.52
    15 April 202436.9M+8.1%18.9M1.95
    28 March 202434.2M-3.0%21.3M1.60
    15 March 202435.2M+14.9%28.0M1.26
    29 February 202430.7M-12.1%23.7M1.29
    15 February 202434.9M-6.1%23.1M1.51
    31 January 202437.1M+2.7%22.2M1.67
    12 January 202436.1M-4.1%17.3M2.09
    29 December 202337.7M-9.2%18.8M2.00
    15 December 202341.5M+11.4%27.8M1.49
    30 November 202337.3M+8.4%18.9M1.97
    15 November 202334.4M+13.8%19.1M1.80
    31 October 202330.2M-0.9%26.8M1.13
    13 October 202330.5M+0.5%19.2M1.59
    29 September 202330.3M-10.3%18.8M1.62
    15 September 202333.8M+8.6%20.2M1.68
    31 August 202331.1M+9.3%22.1M1.41
    15 August 202328.5M+11.8%18.0M1.58
    31 July 202325.5M-19.5%30.0M1.00
    14 July 202331.7M+4.3%21.7M1.46
    30 June 202330.4M-2.6%26.5M1.15
    15 June 202331.2M-11.3%23.3M1.34
    31 May 202335.2M-1.3%29.2M1.20
    15 May 202335.6M+2.9%27.1M1.31
    28 April 202334.6M+7.7%26.0M1.33
    14 April 202332.1M+7.4%22.3M1.44
    31 March 202329.9M-10.5%34.0M1.00
    15 March 202333.5M+10.8%28.8M1.16
    28 February 202330.2M+5.8%30.2M1.00
    15 February 202328.5M-11.8%46.4M1.00
    31 January 202332.4M+12.1%28.6M1.13
    13 January 202328.9M-9.3%23.4M1.23
    30 December 202231.8M-3.5%22.7M1.40
    15 December 202233.0M+9.8%24.7M1.33
    30 November 202230.1M-10.7%21.5M1.40
    15 November 202233.7M+11.7%35.3M1.00
    31 October 202230.1M+13.9%33.3M1.00
    14 October 202226.5M-13.5%21.8M1.21
    30 September 202230.6M-23.1%27.3M1.12
    15 September 202239.8M+3.0%23.1M1.72
    31 August 202238.6M+4.4%19.3M2.00
    15 August 202237.0M+6.7%18.1M2.05
    29 July 202234.7M+15.7%32.3M1.07
    15 July 202230.0M-14.6%31.3M1.00
    30 June 202235.1M-6.5%32.1M1.09
    15 June 202237.5M-12.8%27.4M1.37
    31 May 202243.0M+26.6%34.4M1.25
    13 May 202234.0M-2.2%33.3M1.02
    29 April 202234.8M+18.1%35.1M1.00
    14 April 202229.4M+5.3%21.0M1.40
    31 March 202228.0M-14.4%27.1M1.03
    15 March 202232.6M-7.8%28.1M1.16
    28 February 202235.4M+5.6%30.8M1.15
    15 February 202233.6M+19.8%43.4M1.00
    31 January 202228.0M-0.9%33.5M1.00
    14 January 202228.3M-7.2%27.6M1.02
    31 December 202130.5M-8.7%20.1M1.51
    15 December 202133.4M+0.6%23.2M1.44
    30 November 202133.2M-18.8%22.2M1.49
    15 November 202140.9M-0.7%19.9M2.05
    29 October 202141.2M+9.4%25.6M1.61
    15 October 202137.6M+6.1%21.7M1.74
    30 September 202135.4M-32.8%28.1M1.26
    15 September 202152.7M+8.1%19.4M2.72
    31 August 202148.8M-5.8%18.3M2.67
    13 August 202151.8M+5.5%15.2M3.41
    30 July 202149.1M-1.2%25.1M1.95
    15 July 202149.7M+0.5%17.8M2.79
    30 June 202149.4M-21.4%26.9M1.84
    15 June 202162.9M+16.9%22.7M2.77
    28 May 202153.8M+8.5%20.3M2.65
    14 May 202149.6M-12.3%25.3M1.96
    30 April 202156.5M+0.8%26.7M2.11
    15 April 202156.1M+0.2%25.2M2.22
    31 March 202156.0M-11.0%26.8M2.09
    15 March 202162.9M+8.4%28.8M2.18
    26 February 202158.0M+5.3%24.1M2.41
    12 February 202155.1M+9.0%31.1M1.77
    29 January 202150.5M+17.7%33.9M1.49
    15 January 202142.9M+20.0%29.5M1.45
    31 December 202035.8M-23.1%27.7M1.29
    15 December 202046.5M-1.7%24.8M1.88
    30 November 202047.3M-9.2%25.5M1.85
    13 November 202052.1M+5.9%37.7M1.38
    30 October 202049.2M+3.4%31.9M1.55
    15 October 202047.6M-6.9%28.6M1.66
    30 September 202051.2M+13.7%32.9M1.55
    15 September 202045.0M-1.8%38.7M1.16
    31 August 202045.8M+42.3%35.1M1.31
    14 August 202032.2M-34.9%30.8M1.05
    31 July 202049.5M+1.5%25.9M1.91
    15 July 202048.7M+2.2%29.2M1.67
    30 June 202047.7M-29.3%36.4M1.31
    15 June 202067.4M+1.9%27.7M2.44
    29 May 202066.1M-4.5%28.6M2.31
    15 May 202069.2M-1.0%28.0M2.47
    30 April 202069.9M-14.8%39.8M1.76
    15 April 202082.1M+5.7%40.0M2.05
    31 March 202077.7M+3.6%67.3M1.15
    13 March 202075.0M+15.7%49.5M1.52
    28 February 202064.9M-8.4%42.6M1.52
    14 February 202070.8M+0.6%33.3M2.13
    31 January 202070.4M+1.1%29.2M2.41
    15 January 202069.6M+7.6%27.7M2.51
    31 December 201964.7M-6.9%24.8M2.60
    13 December 201969.5M+12.4%22.8M3.05
    29 November 201961.8M-11.6%22.5M2.75
    15 November 201970.0M+5.4%26.9M2.60
    31 October 201966.4M+24.0%26.9M2.47
    15 October 201953.5M-9.3%24.0M2.23
    30 September 201959.0M+15.7%27.4M2.15
    13 September 201951.0M+10.7%26.9M1.90
    30 August 201946.1M-19.3%22.2M2.08
    15 August 201957.1M+2.3%30.5M1.88
    31 July 201955.8M+4.4%36.4M1.53
    15 July 201953.5M+7.5%22.4M2.39
    28 June 201949.7M+5.0%28.6M1.74
    14 June 201947.4M+13.8%39.5M1.20
    31 May 201941.6M+9.6%25.2M1.65
    15 May 201938.0M+10.3%35.4M1.07
    30 April 201934.5M+4.3%35.2M1.00
    15 April 201933.0M-22.0%18.6M1.77
    29 March 201942.4M-4.4%30.1M1.41
    15 March 201944.3M+14.9%30.2M1.47
    28 February 201938.6M-8.9%25.0M1.54
    15 February 201942.3M+12.2%34.4M1.23
    31 January 201937.7M-23.1%26.8M1.41
    15 January 201949.0M-7.4%32.0M1.53
    31 December 201852.9M+20.6%46.6M1.14
    14 December 201843.9M-15.0%37.9M1.16
    30 November 201851.6M+12.2%36.9M1.40
    15 November 201846.0M+4.2%33.5M1.37
    31 October 201844.1M+4.9%47.4M1.00
    15 October 201842.1M-3.6%36.4M1.15
    28 September 201843.6M+4.3%31.4M1.39
    14 September 201841.8M+0.9%29.6M1.41
    31 August 201841.5M-24.5%24.3M1.71
    15 August 201854.9M-4.5%25.9M2.12
    31 July 201857.5M+9.8%37.7M1.52
    13 July 201852.4M+1.2%20.5M2.55
    29 June 201851.8M-4.7%29.3M1.77
    15 June 201854.3M-4.0%31.8M1.71
    31 May 201856.6M-9.2%26.6M2.13
    15 May 201862.3M+21.1%31.3M1.99
    30 April 201851.4M-1.7%42.5M1.21
    13 April 201852.3M-28.3%36.8M1.42
    29 March 201872.9M+0.6%52.6M1.39
    15 March 201872.5M+2.6%34.8M2.08
    28 February 201870.7M+1.8%31.0M2.28
    15 February 201869.4M+9.9%54.5M1.27
    31 January 201863.2M-15.0%30.2M2.09
    12 January 201874.3M-0.8%23.7M3.14
    29 December 201775.0M21.5M3.49
    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.