Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2013 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOG) reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 12.15 billion for Q2 2026, up 0.2% from 12.12 billion a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Alphabet posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 12.12 billion, down 1.6% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 12.32 billion in FY2024 (-2.5%), 12.63 billion in FY2023 (-3.3%), 13.06 billion in FY2022 (-1.4%) and 13.24 billion in FY2021 (-1.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.5%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Entity) in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 0.2%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 3.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 12.1 billion (Q1 2026), 12.12 billion (Q4 2025) and 12.09 billion (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.29 Bn |
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Alphabet Inc. 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=GOOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=GOOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();