# clm_ACD78053B586

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,535,395,974 shares  
valid_from: 2022-10-31  
valid_to: 2023-01-31  
published: 2022-11-03  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_0DECBB030961  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,535,395,974 shares", as of 2022-10-31 (until 2023-01-31). Claim clm_ACD78053B586, https://asof.is/claim/clm_ACD78053B586, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015822000034/0000310158-22-000034-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q3 FY2022, filed 2022-11-03  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015822000034/0000310158-22-000034-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q3 FY2022, published 2022-11-03)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,533,279,845 shares | valid 2022-07-31 to 2022-10-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_ACD78053B586](/claim/clm_ACD78053B586.md) | [clm_5509A8889DE0](/claim/clm_5509A8889DE0.md)

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