What do BZ's short interest metrics mean?

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BZ: Shares Sold Short : The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment. Short Float : The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against. Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio) : This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases. These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.

KANZHUN (BZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$14.79 -0.05 (-0.36%)

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KANZHUN Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, KANZHUN (BZ) had a short interest of 24.18 million shares sold short, representing 6.25% of the public float. This marks a 0.42% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, meaning it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 10.06 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 24,181,862 shares
Previous Short Interest: 24,080,186 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: 0.42%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $419.80 million
Short Interest Ratio: 2.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: August 31, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 411,250,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 6.25%
Today's Trading Volume: 6,229,845 shares
Average Trading Volume: 10,055,145 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 62%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
8/31/2026	24,181,862 shares	$419.80 million	+0.4%	6.2%	2.74	$17.36
8/14/2026	24,080,186 shares	$373.48 million	+11.1%	5.9%	7.36	$15.51
7/31/2026	21,672,208 shares	$352.82 million	+13.1%	5.3%	6.78	$16.28
7/15/2026	19,171,045 shares	$285.65 million	-1.1%	5.0%	6.48	$14.90
6/30/2026	19,376,405 shares	$249.37 million	+12.1%	5.0%	4.73	$12.87
6/15/2026	17,283,254 shares	$245.42 million	+9.8%	4.4%	4.8	$14.20
5/29/2026	15,747,076 shares	$213.69 million	-14.7%	3.7%	3.36	$13.57
5/15/2026	18,460,703 shares	$259.74 million	+3.0%	4.6%	5.18	$14.07
4/30/2026	17,928,558 shares	$242.39 million	+37.3%	4.3%	4.57	$13.52
4/15/2026	13,060,779 shares	$185.85 million	-20.2%	3.3%	4.24	$14.23
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3/31/2026	16,359,146 shares	$219.05 million	+1.4%	4.0%	2.67	$13.39
3/13/2026	16,139,596 shares	$228.70 million	+2.8%	3.9%	3.77	$14.17
2/27/2026	15,701,641 shares	$252.48 million	+5.2%	3.8%	5.56	$16.08
2/13/2026	14,928,404 shares	$258.56 million	+7.6%	3.6%	4.03	$17.32
1/30/2026	13,878,669 shares	$257.03 million	-7.2%	3.3%	3.96	$18.52
1/15/2026	14,949,273 shares	$287.03 million	+13.1%	3.6%	4.01	$19.20
12/31/2025	13,219,597 shares	$269.42 million	-1.6%	3.2%	7.28	$20.38
12/15/2025	13,429,738 shares	$269.00 million	-6.2%	3.2%	4.77	$20.03
11/28/2025	14,317,476 shares	$312.71 million	+1.4%	3.5%	4.29	$21.84
11/14/2025	14,120,492 shares	$290.32 million	+32.7%	3.4%	4.12	$20.56
10/31/2025	10,641,033 shares	$235.81 million	-1.0%	2.6%	4.41	$22.16
10/15/2025	10,750,000 shares	$236.50 million	-20.1%	2.8%	2.8	$22.00
9/30/2025	13,450,000 shares	$314.19 million	-20.4%	3.4%	3.6	$23.36
9/15/2025	16,890,000 shares	$416.85 million	+7.2%	4.3%	4.5	$24.68
8/31/2025	15,760,000 shares	$372.25 million	+16.7%	4.1%	4.4	$23.62
8/15/2025	13,500,000 shares	$288.50 million	-16.5%	3.5%	3.7	$21.37
7/31/2025	16,160,000 shares	$306.39 million	-10.4%	4.2%	5.2	$18.96
7/15/2025	18,040,000 shares	$341.50 million	-1.4%	4.7%	6	$18.93
6/30/2025	18,300,000 shares	$326.47 million	+7.1%	4.7%	5.2	$17.84
6/15/2025	17,090,000 shares	$301.64 million	-3.1%	4.6%	4.1	$17.65
5/31/2025	17,640,000 shares	$304.11 million	+7.5%	4.8%	3.7	$17.24
5/15/2025	16,410,000 shares	$297.02 million	-10.0%	4.4%	3.2	$18.10
4/30/2025	18,240,000 shares	$279.07 million	-1.9%	5.1%	3.4	$15.30
4/15/2025	18,600,000 shares	$265.98 million	+1.0%	5.2%	3.4	$14.30
3/31/2025	18,410,000 shares	$352.92 million	+5.1%	5.1%	3.5	$19.17
3/15/2025	17,510,000 shares	$345.82 million	-2.7%	4.9%	3.9	$19.75
2/28/2025	17,990,000 shares	$287.84 million	+1.9%	5.1%	4.3	$16.00
2/15/2025	17,660,000 shares	$291.21 million	+6.4%	5.0%	4.2	$16.49
1/31/2025	16,600,000 shares	$239.21 million	-6.9%	4.8%	4.3	$14.41
1/15/2025	17,830,000 shares	$249.80 million	-0.3%	5.2%	4.6	$14.01
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12/31/2024	17,880,000 shares	$246.74 million	+8.1%	5.2%	4.5	$13.80
12/15/2024	16,540,000 shares	$241.15 million	-0.3%	4.8%	3.2	$14.58
11/30/2024	16,590,000 shares	$223.97 million	-5.4%	4.8%	3.4	$13.50
11/15/2024	17,530,000 shares	$235.60 million	-1.3%	5.1%	3.5	$13.44
10/31/2024	17,760,000 shares	$258.41 million	-6.7%	5.4%	3.6	$14.55
10/15/2024	19,030,000 shares	$287.73 million	-4.1%	5.7%	3.7	$15.12
9/30/2024	19,840,000 shares	$344.42 million	+33.1%	6.0%	3.8	$17.36
9/15/2024	14,910,000 shares	$181.31 million	+72.8%	4.5%	3.5	$12.16
8/31/2024	8,630,000 shares	$107.53 million	-9.1%	2.6%	2.1	$12.46
8/15/2024	9,490,000 shares	$133.81 million	-0.9%	2.9%	2.4	$14.10
7/31/2024	9,580,000 shares	$130.10 million	-1.5%	2.9%	2.3	$13.58
7/15/2024	9,730,000 shares	$172.12 million	-5.4%	3.0%	2.4	$17.69
6/30/2024	10,290,000 shares	$193.55 million	-16.6%	3.1%	2.5	$18.81
6/15/2024	12,330,000 shares	$250.05 million	-8.9%	3.8%	3	$20.28
5/31/2024	13,530,000 shares	$287.51 million	+1.4%	4.2%	3.1	$21.25
5/15/2024	13,350,000 shares	$288.89 million	-8.4%	4.1%	3.2	$21.64
4/30/2024	14,570,000 shares	$288.34 million	+12.9%	4.4%	3.8	$19.79
4/15/2024	12,910,000 shares	$236.90 million	-3.4%	3.9%	3.7	$18.35
3/31/2024	13,360,000 shares	$234.20 million	-11.8%	4.0%	3.9	$17.53
3/15/2024	15,150,000 shares	$291.03 million	-0.9%	4.6%	4.9	$19.21
2/29/2024	15,290,000 shares	$239.29 million	+9.9%	4.6%	5.4	$15.65
2/15/2024	13,910,000 shares	$206.98 million	-0.5%	4.2%	4.8	$14.88
1/31/2024	13,980,000 shares	$194.46 million	-7.1%	4.2%	4.6	$13.91
1/15/2024	15,050,000 shares	$225.75 million	+1.7%	4.6%	5	$15.00
12/31/2023	14,800,000 shares	$245.83 million	-14.4%	4.5%	5.3	$16.61
12/15/2023	17,290,000 shares	$276.99 million	-0.1%	5.2%	6.1	$16.02
11/30/2023	17,310,000 shares	$286.13 million	-0.1%	5.3%	6.1	$16.53
11/15/2023	17,320,000 shares	$293.57 million	+5.5%	5.3%	5.9	$16.95
10/31/2023	16,420,000 shares	$243.02 million	-4.0%	4.9%	5.7	$14.80
10/15/2023	17,100,000 shares	$267.62 million	+0.9%	5.1%	5.7	$15.65
9/30/2023	16,940,000 shares	$256.98 million	-4.9%	5.0%	5.6	$15.17
9/15/2023	17,820,000 shares	$269.44 million	+2.6%	5.3%	6.1	$15.12
8/31/2023	17,370,000 shares	$257.08 million	+22.5%	5.1%	5.5	$14.80
8/15/2023	14,180,000 shares	$215.96 million	-18.5%	4.2%	4.3	$15.23
7/31/2023	17,390,000 shares	$324.85 million	-12.4%	5.1%	5.7	$18.68
7/15/2023	19,840,000 shares	$323.00 million	-3.8%	5.7%	6.6	$16.28
6/30/2023	20,630,000 shares	$310.48 million	+16.5%	6.0%	6.9	$15.05
6/15/2023	17,710,000 shares	$301.96 million	+24.8%	5.1%	5.7	$17.05
5/31/2023	14,190,000 shares	$196.82 million	-2.5%	4.1%	4.7	$13.87
5/15/2023	14,550,000 shares	$269.32 million	-3.3%	4.2%	5.7	$18.51
4/30/2023	15,040,000 shares	$278.09 million	+1.0%	4.4%	5.9	$18.49
4/15/2023	14,890,000 shares	$256.11 million	+32.7%	N/A	6.1	$17.20
3/31/2023	11,220,000 shares	$213.52 million	-17.3%	3.3%	4.3	$19.03
3/15/2023	13,570,000 shares	$232.86 million	-0.6%	4.0%	5.3	$17.16
2/28/2023	13,650,000 shares	$275.05 million	+3.6%	4.0%	4.9	$20.15
2/15/2023	13,180,000 shares	$303.80 million	-5.0%	3.8%	4.6	$23.05
1/31/2023	13,880,000 shares	$337.15 million	-1.0%	4.0%	4.6	$24.29
1/15/2023	14,020,000 shares	$333.54 million	+4.5%	4.0%	4.3	$23.79
12/30/2022	13,420,000 shares	$273.37 million	-0.4%	3.9%	4.3	$20.37
12/15/2022	13,470,000 shares	$260.64 million	+26.0%	N/A	4.7	$19.35
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11/30/2022	10,690,000 shares	$201.19 million	+7.9%	3.1%	4	$18.82
11/15/2022	9,910,000 shares	$170.35 million	-10.8%	2.9%	3.8	$17.19
10/31/2022	11,110,000 shares	$121.43 million	-12.8%	3.2%	4.4	$10.93
10/15/2022	12,740,000 shares	$198.74 million	-16.9%	3.6%	5	$15.60
9/30/2022	15,330,000 shares	$258.77 million	+2.1%	4.4%	6.3	$16.88
9/15/2022	15,020,000 shares	$333.89 million	+25.9%	4.3%	4.8	$22.23
8/31/2022	11,930,000 shares	$280.24 million	-0.6%	3.4%	3.3	$23.49
8/15/2022	12,000,000 shares	$266.04 million	+3.8%	3.4%	3.3	$22.17
7/31/2022	11,560,000 shares	$271.78 million	-0.2%	3.2%	3.2	$23.51
7/15/2022	11,580,000 shares	$275.72 million	-4.7%	3.2%	3.3	$23.81
6/30/2022	12,150,000 shares	$319.30 million	+78.9%	3.4%	3.5	$26.28
6/15/2022	6,790,000 shares	$0.00	-27.8%	2.0%	2.2	$0.00

BZ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of KANZHUN shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 24,181,862 shares of BZ short. 6.25% of KANZHUN's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on KANZHUN's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BZ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.7. Learn More on KANZHUN's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 6.25% of KANZHUN's floating shares are currently sold short.

KANZHUN saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 24,181,862 shares, an increase of 0.4% from the previous total of 24,080,186 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

6.25% of KANZHUN's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "professional services" compare to KANZHUN: Paylocity Holding Corporation (7.38%), Korn/Ferry International (4.14%), Robert Half Inc. (21.87%), TriNet Group, Inc. (5.70%), ManpowerGroup Inc. (10.56%), Insperity, Inc. (8.65%), Upwork Inc. (16.29%), Kelly Services, Inc. (0.02%), Barrett Business Services, Inc. (4.41%), Kelly Services, Inc. (3.74%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from KANZHUN as its price is falling. BZ shares are trading down $0.05 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for KANZHUN occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BZ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BZ:

Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.

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Short interest data for NASDAQ:BZ is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.

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KANZHUN (BZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume