Latest period
2.56B
YoY change
-1.5%
5Y CAGR
-2.3%
Peak year (2012)
3.20B
Latest annual
2.57B
Shares Outstanding history chart for Meta (META) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: 2.57B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Meta (META) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: -1.5%
Shares Outstanding history table for Meta (META) from 2007 to 2025
| 2025 | 2.57B | -1.5% | -40.00M | ||
| 2024 | 2.61B | -0.6% | -15.00M | ||
| 2023 | 2.63B | -2.7% | -73.00M | ||
| 2022 | 2.70B | -5.5% | -157.00M | ||
| 2021 | 2.86B | -1.0% | -29.00M | ||
| 2020 | 2.89B | +0.4% | +12.00M | ||
| 2019 | 2.88B | -1.5% | -45.00M | ||
| 2018 | 2.92B | -1.2% | -35.00M | ||
| 2017 | 2.96B | +1.1% | +31.00M | ||
| 2016 | 2.92B | +2.5% | +72.00M | ||
| 2015 | 2.85B | +7.1% | +189.00M | ||
| 2014 | 2.66B | +5.8% | +147.00M | ||
| 2013 | 2.52B | -21.3% | -683.00M | ||
| 2012 | 3.20B | +36.3% | +852.96M | ||
| 2011 | 2.35B | +0.0% | +1 | ||
| 2010 | 2.35B | +9.8% | +208.96M | ||
| 2009 | 2.14B | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 2.14B | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 2.14B | — | — |
- 20252.57B-1.5%
- 20242.61B-0.6%
- 20232.63B-2.7%
- 20222.70B-5.5%
- 20212.86B-1.0%
- 20202.89B+0.4%
- 20192.88B-1.5%
- 20182.92B-1.2%
- 20172.96B+1.1%
- 20162.92B+2.5%
- 20152.85B+7.1%
- 20142.66B+5.8%
- 20132.52B-21.3%
- 20123.20B+36.3%
- 20112.35B+0.0%
- 20102.35B+9.8%
- 20092.14B0.0%
- 20082.14B0.0%
- 20072.14B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Meta's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Meta (META)
According to Meta's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 2.56B. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Meta (META) reported diluted shares outstanding of 2.57B – edged down 1.5% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Meta diluted shares outstanding compounded at -2.3% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Meta diluted shares outstanding declined from 3.20B in 2012 to 2.57B in 2025, a 19.6% drawdown.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 3.20B, reached in 2012; the historical low of 2.14B was recorded in 2007.
Meta Shares Outstanding by Year
Meta Shares Outstanding 2025: 2.57B
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Meta came in at 2.57B, edged down 1.5% below 2024.
Meta Shares Outstanding 2024: 2.61B
Meta posted diluted shares outstanding of 2.61B in 2024, edged down 0.6% below 2023.
Meta Shares Outstanding 2023: 2.63B
In 2023, Meta reported diluted shares outstanding of 2.63B, edged down 2.7% below 2022.
Meta Shares Outstanding 2022: 2.70B
Meta diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 2.70B, declined 5.5% below 2021.
Meta Shares Outstanding 2021: 2.86B
Meta diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 2.86B.
See more financial history for Meta (META).
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