# clm_694106887509

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,537,521,169 shares  
valid_from: 2023-07-31  
valid_to: 2023-10-31  
published: 2023-08-07  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_88B7C84F347E  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,537,521,169 shares", as of 2023-07-31 (until 2023-10-31). Claim clm_694106887509, https://asof.is/claim/clm_694106887509, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000162828023027770/0001628280-23-027770-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q2 FY2023, filed 2023-08-07  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000162828023027770/0001628280-23-027770-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q2 FY2023, published 2023-08-07)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,537,435,954 shares | valid 2023-04-30 to 2023-07-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_694106887509](/claim/clm_694106887509.md) | [clm_F79642CF67D5](/claim/clm_F79642CF67D5.md)

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