# clm_0629D11AC216

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,659,525,311 shares  
valid_from: 2018-07-31  
valid_to: 2018-10-31  
published: 2018-08-07  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_F1CB002B7759  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,659,525,311 shares", as of 2018-07-31 (until 2018-10-31). Claim clm_0629D11AC216, https://asof.is/claim/clm_0629D11AC216, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015818000034/0000310158-18-000034-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q2 FY2018, filed 2018-08-07  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015818000034/0000310158-18-000034-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q2 FY2018, published 2018-08-07)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,690,303,898 shares | valid 2018-04-30 to 2018-07-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_0629D11AC216](/claim/clm_0629D11AC216.md) | [clm_5CB49AA3F905](/claim/clm_5CB49AA3F905.md)

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