# clm_DB50492A0D5C

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 2,530,315,668 shares  
valid_from: 2021-01-31  
valid_to: 2021-04-30  
published: 2021-02-25  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_02F25E967F12  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. shares outstanding: 2,530,315,668 shares", as of 2021-01-31 (until 2021-04-30). Claim clm_DB50492A0D5C, https://asof.is/claim/clm_DB50492A0D5C, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015821000004/0000310158-21-000004-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-K FY2020, filed 2021-02-25  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015821000004/0000310158-21-000004-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-K FY2020, published 2021-02-25)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | shares_outstanding | 2,530,034,437 shares | valid 2020-10-31 to 2021-01-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_DB50492A0D5C](/claim/clm_DB50492A0D5C.md) | [clm_19A0DB5C39B2](/claim/clm_19A0DB5C39B2.md)

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