Alphabet (GOOG) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2013 - 2026)
Alphabet's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 12.31 billion in Q3 2026, up 0.9% from 12.2 billion a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOG) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) at Alphabet came in at 12.23 billion, down 1.7% from FY2024.
- Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has now declined for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 12.45 billion in FY2024 (-8.5%), 13.6 billion in FY2023 (-3.2%), 14.05 billion in FY2022 (-2.9%) and 14.46 billion in FY2021 (-1.4%).
- Quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has moved between 12.2 billion (Q2 2025) and 14.46 billion (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 0.9%); the worst was Q3 2024 (a decline of 8.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, GOOG's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 12.31 billion (Q2 2026), 12.24 billion (Q1 2026) and 12.23 billion (Q4 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.46 Bn |
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Alphabet Shares Outstanding (Diluted) API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=GOOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "ticker": "GOOG", "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-diluted&ticker=GOOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();