Backblaze (BLZE) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2020 - 2025)
Backblaze (BLZE) recorded Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 57.7 million in Q3 2025, up 30.0% from 44.4 million a year earlier and up 2.1% from the prior quarter.
Backblaze (BLZE) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Backblaze reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 43.54 million, up 5.7% from FY2023.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for four straight years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 9.5% (FY2020 to FY2024).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 41.2 million in FY2023 (+23.4%), 33.39 million in FY2022 (+9.9%), 30.38 million in FY2021 (+0.3%) and 30.3 million in FY2020.
- The Q3 2025 figure is the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 19.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the last five years was growth of 45.5% in Q3 2023, against a decline of 5.9% in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 56.5 million (Q2 2025), 54.9 million (Q1 2025) and 43.54 million (Q4 2024).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,809.31 Bn | 3,732.47 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 7.43 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 207.26 Bn | 158.16 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 942.13 Mn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 111.87 Bn | 95.40 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 322.18 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.81 Bn | 88.37 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 98.67 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 59.68 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 48.00 Bn | 35.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 551.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.49 Bn | 22.71 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 90.40 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.05 Bn | 10.74 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 270.57 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.27 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 143.59 Mn |
| 10 | Backblaze | 807.22 Mn | 601.80 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 57.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 56.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 54.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 43.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 44.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 47.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 30.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 30.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 30.30 Mn |
Backblaze Shares Outstanding (Entity) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=BLZE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "ticker": "BLZE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=BLZE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();