# clm_88B7C84F347E

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,534,023,084 shares  
valid_from: 2023-10-31  
valid_to: 2024-01-31  
published: 2023-11-03  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_95A1CC25AF02  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,534,023,084 shares", as of 2023-10-31 (until 2024-01-31). Claim clm_88B7C84F347E, https://asof.is/claim/clm_88B7C84F347E, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000162828023036717/0001628280-23-036717-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q3 FY2023, filed 2023-11-03  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000162828023036717/0001628280-23-036717-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q3 FY2023, published 2023-11-03)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,537,521,169 shares | valid 2023-07-31 to 2023-10-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_88B7C84F347E](/claim/clm_88B7C84F347E.md) | [clm_694106887509](/claim/clm_694106887509.md)

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