Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2013 - 2026)
Alphabet's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 12.31 billion in Q2 2026, up 0.9% from 12.2 billion a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) at Alphabet came in at 12.23 billion, down 1.7% from FY2024.
- 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, 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%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.8%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for 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 Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 12.24 billion (Q1 2026), 12.23 billion (Q4 2025) and 12.2 billion (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.44 Bn |
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Alphabet Inc. Shares Outstanding (Diluted) API
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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();