# clm_53616B87641B

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,816,635,020 shares  
valid_from: 2015-07-31  
valid_to: 2015-10-31  
published: 2015-08-06  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_1C1225C23E40  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,816,635,020 shares", as of 2015-07-31 (until 2015-10-31). Claim clm_53616B87641B, https://asof.is/claim/clm_53616B87641B, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015815000053/0000310158-15-000053-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q2 FY2015, filed 2015-08-06  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015815000053/0000310158-15-000053-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q2 FY2015, published 2015-08-06)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,825,221,749 shares | valid 2015-04-30 to 2015-07-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_53616B87641B](/claim/clm_53616B87641B.md) | [clm_14F0931A2C29](/claim/clm_14F0931A2C29.md)

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