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Meta Platforms, Inc. short interest

28.4M shares of Meta Platforms were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (24.3M to 37.8M). Short sellers would need 1.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short28.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-15.4%+16% over a year
Days to cover1.80at 15.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.11%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 (24.3M to 37.8M), and the share price moved -15% 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 15 Jul 2021 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 202628.4M-15.4%15.8M1.80
    30 September 202633.6M+8.3%26.9M1.25
    15 September 202631.0M+7.6%19.7M1.57
    31 August 202628.8M+2.7%16.9M1.71
    14 August 202628.0M-10.8%14.5M1.94
    31 July 202631.5M-16.9%17.1M1.84
    15 July 202637.8M+9.7%23.6M1.61
    30 June 202634.5M+15.0%17.1M2.02
    15 June 202630.0M-7.1%20.3M1.48
    29 May 202632.3M+0.4%14.8M2.19
    15 May 202632.1M+10.9%15.0M2.14
    30 April 202629.0M+9.5%15.8M1.83
    15 April 202626.5M+0.3%16.1M1.64
    31 March 202626.4M+8.5%19.0M1.39
    13 March 202624.3M-0.3%12.1M2.00
    27 February 202624.4M-10.0%10.9M2.24
    13 February 202627.1M-16.5%14.5M1.87
    30 January 202632.5M-0.3%22.6M1.44
    15 January 202632.6M-1.6%13.3M2.44
    31 December 202533.1M+3.6%14.7M2.26
    15 December 202532.0M-1.4%15.4M2.08
    28 November 202532.4M+7.4%20.1M1.61
    14 November 202530.2M+7.9%23.0M1.31
    31 October 202527.9M+13.9%21.6M1.29
    15 October 202524.5M+3.1%13.6M1.81
    30 September 202523.8M-9.5%12.0M1.98
    15 September 202526.3M+7.9%10.1M2.61
    29 August 202524.4M-12.1%9.9M2.46
    15 August 202527.7M+10.7%11.3M2.45
    31 July 202525.1M-2.2%14.2M1.76
    15 July 202525.6M-18.9%10.1M2.55
    30 June 202531.6M+4.8%13.8M2.29
    13 June 202530.1M-2.6%11.5M2.62
    30 May 202530.9M-13.0%10.6M2.92
    15 May 202535.6M+15.1%16.8M2.12
    30 April 202530.9M-1.9%17.1M1.81
    15 April 202531.5M+15.9%25.1M1.25
    31 March 202527.2M+10.8%17.9M1.52
    14 March 202524.5M+2.5%16.4M1.50
    28 February 202523.9M-12.9%16.4M1.46
    14 February 202527.5M+2.8%14.9M1.85
    31 January 202526.7M+3.8%17.8M1.50
    15 January 202525.7M+2.2%13.2M1.95
    31 December 202425.2M-14.1%13.3M1.90
    13 December 202429.3M-3.7%11.6M2.53
    29 November 202430.5M+2.1%10.2M2.99
    15 November 202429.8M-2.2%13.1M2.27
    31 October 202430.5M-2.4%12.8M2.39
    15 October 202431.3M-3.7%10.0M3.12
    30 September 202432.5M+0.7%13.4M2.42
    13 September 202432.2M-3.0%10.8M2.98
    30 August 202433.3M+5.2%10.4M3.19
    15 August 202431.6M+13.4%18.7M1.69
    31 July 202427.9M-6.7%16.1M1.73
    15 July 202429.9M-1.9%12.8M2.34
    28 June 202430.4M+4.3%13.2M2.30
    14 June 202429.2M+4.6%10.7M2.74
    31 May 202427.9M-6.1%11.8M2.36
    15 May 202429.7M+5.1%13.5M2.20
    30 April 202428.3M+4.6%25.9M1.09
    15 April 202427.0M+0.7%13.5M2.00
    28 March 202426.8M-10.3%10.7M2.52
    15 March 202429.9M+7.9%16.4M1.82
    29 February 202427.7M-7.2%16.3M1.70
    15 February 202429.9M+7.1%28.6M1.05
    31 January 202427.9M+3.6%16.5M1.69
    12 January 202426.9M-1.9%16.1M1.67
    29 December 202327.5M-3.4%14.3M1.92
    15 December 202328.4M-0.2%18.4M1.54
    30 November 202328.5M-9.9%14.5M1.96
    15 November 202331.6M-0.5%16.5M1.91
    31 October 202331.8M-1.7%26.2M1.21
    13 October 202332.3M+5.4%19.6M1.65
    29 September 202330.6M-2.6%21.8M1.41
    15 September 202331.5M+3.8%18.8M1.68
    31 August 202330.3M+16.2%20.0M1.51
    15 August 202326.1M+2.4%16.6M1.57
    31 July 202325.5M-12.1%32.1M1.00
    14 July 202329.0M+10.4%30.0M1.00
    30 June 202326.3M-5.8%25.4M1.03
    15 June 202327.9M+0.4%20.5M1.36
    31 May 202327.8M+1.1%22.2M1.25
    15 May 202327.5M+1.3%22.0M1.25
    28 April 202327.2M-3.5%26.5M1.03
    14 April 202328.1M-2.4%20.1M1.40
    31 March 202328.9M+0.6%28.7M1.00
    15 March 202328.7M+4.5%31.2M1.00
    28 February 202327.4M-10.3%26.5M1.04
    15 February 202330.6M+14.1%50.8M1.00
    31 January 202326.8M-7.3%26.7M1.00
    13 January 202328.9M-1.3%28.3M1.02
    30 December 202229.3M-13.2%27.0M1.09
    15 December 202233.7M-2.5%34.8M1.00
    30 November 202234.6M-16.7%28.0M1.24
    15 November 202241.5M+17.5%71.2M1.00
    31 October 202235.3M+36.6%72.6M1.00
    14 October 202225.9M+0.9%31.4M1.00
    30 September 202225.6M-13.8%32.3M1.00
    15 September 202229.8M+14.4%27.8M1.07
    31 August 202226.0M-9.6%22.1M1.18
    15 August 202228.8M+17.8%26.0M1.10
    29 July 202224.4M-8.9%35.7M1.00
    15 July 202226.8M-5.7%22.8M1.17
    30 June 202228.4M-9.6%38.6M1.00
    15 June 202231.4M+5141.0%27.2M1.16
    14 January 2022600K-48.7%2.3M1.00
    31 December 20211.2M+126.1%1.9M1.00
    15 December 2021517K-15.5%3.0M1.00
    30 November 2021612K+133.2%5.5M1.00
    15 November 2021263K+78.3%3.2M1.00
    29 October 2021147K-46.1%648K1.00
    15 October 2021273K+154.2%132K2.07
    30 September 2021108K-38.0%186K1.00
    15 September 2021173K+191.2%411K1.00
    31 August 202160K-47.9%169K1.00
    13 August 2021114K+382.4%142K1.00
    30 July 202124K+337.2%98K1.00
    15 July 20215K283K1.00
    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.