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Coupang (CPNG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Coupang Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Coupang (CPNG) had a short interest of 69.02 million shares sold short, representing 4.40% of the public float. This marks a -14.30% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, meaning it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 22.40 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
69,016,448 shares
Previous Short Interest
80,534,354 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-14.30%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.11 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
1,797,510,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.40%
Today's Trading Volume
16,802,282 shares
Average Trading Volume
22,398,375 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
75%
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Coupang Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/202669,016,448 shares $1.11 billion -14.3%4.4%3.31 $16.13
7/31/202680,534,354 shares $1.32 billion -0.3%5.1%4.34 $16.41
7/15/202680,767,290 shares $1.41 billion +1.1%5.2%4.35 $17.43
6/30/202679,865,672 shares $1.39 billion +3.6%5.1%3.69 $17.42
6/15/202677,103,723 shares $1.32 billion +8.6%4.9%2.37 $17.15
5/29/202670,985,186 shares $1.18 billion +79.3%4.5%3.11 $16.61
5/15/202639,582,338 shares $639.85 million +41.9%2.5%1.46 $16.17
4/30/202627,897,894 shares $557.37 million -25.1%1.7%1.39 $19.98
4/15/202637,249,984 shares $794.13 million -18.6%2.4%2.43 $21.32
3/31/202645,762,890 shares $864.55 million +5.6%2.9%2.1 $18.89
3/13/202643,334,331 shares $799.74 million +38.4%2.8%1.78 $18.46
2/27/202631,306,225 shares $596.57 million +0.9%2.0%1.14 $19.06
2/13/202631,033,280 shares $527.29 million +39.9%2.0%1.07 $16.99
1/30/202622,187,958 shares $447.31 million -15.5%1.4%0.78 $20.16
1/15/202626,258,854 shares $557.13 million -11.1%1.7%1.27 $21.22
12/31/202529,530,359 shares $696.62 million +25.3%1.9%1.43 $23.59
12/15/202523,564,207 shares $572.87 million +3.9%1.5%1.71 $24.31
11/28/202522,677,161 shares $639.84 million -2.4%1.4%2.6 $28.22
11/14/202523,231,184 shares $656.88 million +11.5%1.5%1.95 $28.28
10/31/202520,826,990 shares $666.26 million -2.7%1.3%3.42 $31.99
10/15/202521,410,000 shares $675.61 million -21.0%1.6%1.9 $31.56
9/30/202527,100,000 shares $872.89 million +58.8%2.1%2.2 $32.21
9/15/202517,070,000 shares $572.02 million +42.6%1.3%1.3 $33.51
8/31/202511,970,000 shares $342.17 million -3.8%0.9%1.1 $28.59
8/15/202512,440,000 shares $350.06 million +6.1%1.0%1.2 $28.14
7/31/202511,720,000 shares $344.74 million -8.2%0.9%1 $29.42
7/15/202512,770,000 shares $397.02 million -34.2%1.0%1.2 $31.09
6/30/202519,420,000 shares $581.63 million +62.2%1.6%1.9 $29.95
6/15/202511,970,000 shares $336.38 million +24.7%1.0%1.3 $28.10
5/31/20259,600,000 shares $269.18 million -13.3%0.8%1 $28.04
5/15/202511,070,000 shares $296.68 million -12.1%0.9%1.1 $26.80
4/30/202512,590,000 shares $294.48 million -1.2%1.0%1.4 $23.39
4/15/202512,740,000 shares $273.59 million -20.2%1.1%1.5 $21.48
3/31/202515,970,000 shares $349.60 million -5.5%1.3%1.9 $21.89
3/15/202516,890,000 shares $379.77 million -0.9%1.4%2.2 $22.49
2/28/202517,040,000 shares $403.42 million +29.2%1.4%2.2 $23.68
2/15/202513,190,000 shares $333.64 million -10.9%1.1%1.7 $25.30
1/31/202514,800,000 shares $348.41 million +4.7%1.2%1.8 $23.54
1/15/202514,140,000 shares $316.31 million -4.2%1.2%1.8 $22.37
12/31/202414,760,000 shares $324.42 million +7.4%1.2%1.9 $21.98
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12/15/202413,750,000 shares $328.49 million -8.0%1.2%1.8 $23.89
11/30/202414,950,000 shares $379.13 million -12.4%1.3%1.9 $25.36
11/15/202417,070,000 shares $417.87 million +26.5%1.4%2.3 $24.48
10/31/202413,490,000 shares $347.70 million -6.5%1.1%1.9 $25.78
10/15/202414,430,000 shares $363.20 million +0.9%1.2%2.1 $25.17
9/30/202414,300,000 shares $351.14 million -11.4%1.2%2.1 $24.56
9/15/202416,140,000 shares $386.55 million -8.1%1.4%2.3 $23.95
8/31/202417,560,000 shares $388.95 million -19.7%1.5%2.5 $22.15
8/15/202421,880,000 shares $490.33 million -1.8%1.8%3.1 $22.41
7/31/202422,270,000 shares $462.10 million -5.3%1.9%2.8 $20.75
7/15/202423,510,000 shares $498.06 million -8.7%2.0%2.8 $21.19
6/30/202425,760,000 shares $539.67 million +12.2%2.2%2.4 $20.95
6/15/202422,950,000 shares $491.13 million -2.2%2.0%2 $21.40
5/31/202423,460,000 shares $533.72 million -16.3%2.0%1.8 $22.75
5/15/202428,020,000 shares $631.29 million -0.5%2.4%1.9 $22.53
4/30/202428,170,000 shares $633.83 million -19.2%2.4%1.8 $22.50
4/15/202434,880,000 shares $756.55 million +20.9%3.0%2.4 $21.69
3/31/202428,860,000 shares $513.42 million -4.2%2.5%2.3 $17.79
3/15/202430,130,000 shares $546.56 million +26.3%2.6%2.6 $18.14
2/29/202423,850,000 shares $441.70 million +18.4%2.1%2.2 $18.52
2/15/202420,140,000 shares $317.41 million -5.6%1.7%2.1 $15.76
1/31/202421,330,000 shares $298.51 million +1.3%1.8%2.3 $14.00
1/15/202421,050,000 shares $352.59 million -4.2%1.8%2.3 $16.75
12/31/202321,970,000 shares $355.69 million +42.6%1.9%2.6 $16.19
12/15/202315,410,000 shares $262.28 million -13.2%1.3%1.8 $17.02
11/30/202317,750,000 shares $271.31 million -2.0%1.5%2.3 $15.29
11/15/202318,110,000 shares $285.69 million -0.1%1.6%2.6 $15.78
10/31/202318,120,000 shares $307.95 million -3.7%1.6%2.7 $17.00
10/15/202318,810,000 shares $329.93 million -4.4%1.7%2.9 $17.54
9/30/202319,670,000 shares $334.39 million -1.0%1.7%2.9 $17.00
9/15/202319,870,000 shares $364.42 million -15.0%1.7%3 $18.34
8/31/202323,370,000 shares $443.56 million -14.3%2.1%3 $18.98
8/15/202327,260,000 shares $516.03 million +0.2%2.4%3.2 $18.93
7/31/202327,220,000 shares $494.04 million -12.0%2.4%3 $18.15
7/15/202330,930,000 shares $544.68 million -2.5%2.7%3.6 $17.61
6/30/202331,710,000 shares $551.75 million +55.1%2.8%3.9 $17.40
6/15/202320,440,000 shares $346.97 million +2.1%1.8%2.4 $16.98
5/31/202320,030,000 shares $312.57 million -4.9%1.8%2.7 $15.61
5/15/202321,060,000 shares $348.33 million +6.9%1.9%2.7 $16.54
4/30/202319,710,000 shares $330.34 million +4.8%1.7%2.7 $16.76
4/15/202318,810,000 shares $301.52 million +10.4%1.7%2.7 $16.03
3/31/202317,040,000 shares $272.64 million +12.3%1.5%2.3 $16.00
3/15/202315,180,000 shares $195.97 million -9.2%1.3%2 $12.91
2/28/202316,720,000 shares $259.33 million -13.3%1.5%2.2 $15.51
2/15/202319,290,000 shares $316.74 million +5.4%1.7%2.8 $16.42
1/31/202318,310,000 shares $309.26 million -21.4%1.7%2.4 $16.89
1/15/202323,300,000 shares $394.00 million -7.0%2.2%3 $16.91
12/30/202225,060,000 shares $368.63 million -14.2%2.3%3.1 $14.71
12/15/202229,210,000 shares $475.83 million -13.5%2.8%3.7 $16.29
11/30/202233,770,000 shares $657.84 million +23.3%3.2%4.4 $19.48
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11/15/202227,400,000 shares $526.90 million -10.9%2.6%3.9 $19.23
10/31/202230,750,000 shares $531.05 million +3.5%2.9%4.6 $17.27
10/15/202229,700,000 shares $483.52 million +8.1%2.8%4.4 $16.28
9/30/202227,480,000 shares $458.09 million -19.4%2.7%3.8 $16.67
9/15/202234,110,000 shares $624.90 million -3.8%3.4%4.5 $18.32
8/31/202235,460,000 shares $599.27 million +2.1%3.5%4.5 $16.90
8/15/202234,730,000 shares $628.61 million -4.6%3.4%4 $18.10
7/31/202236,400,000 shares $629.36 million -17.3%3.6%3.4 $17.29
7/15/202244,010,000 shares $695.36 million -0.3%4.3%4 $15.80
6/30/202244,140,000 shares $562.79 million -2.7%4.3%4.2 $12.75
6/15/202245,380,000 shares $530.49 million +15.1%4.5%4.5 $11.69
5/31/202239,430,000 shares $532.70 million -4.6%3.9%3.2 $13.51
5/15/202241,340,000 shares $551.48 million +44.5%4.1%3.2 $13.34
4/30/202228,610,000 shares $368.21 million -2.0%3.0%2.6 $12.87
4/15/202229,190,000 shares $492.73 million -2.7%3.1%2.6 $16.88
3/31/202230,010,000 shares $530.58 million -38.3%3.2%2.5 $17.68
3/15/202248,610,000 shares $751.02 million -3.5%5.1%4.2 $15.45
2/28/202250,370,000 shares $1.34 billion +31.4%5.7%5.2 $26.52
2/15/202238,330,000 shares $907.65 million +6.2%4.3%4.2 $23.68
1/31/202236,100,000 shares $751.60 million -2.9%4.7%4.1 $20.82
1/15/202237,170,000 shares $788.38 million -10.8%4.8%4.6 $21.21
12/31/202141,680,000 shares $1.22 billion -14.1%5.4%5.6 $29.38
12/15/202148,500,000 shares $1.30 billion +13.8%6.3%6.4 $26.82
11/30/202142,630,000 shares $1.13 billion -9.6%5.9%5.4 $26.50
11/15/202147,170,000 shares $1.33 billion +14.0%6.7%5.4 $28.15
10/29/202141,370,000 shares $1.23 billion -0.4%6.1%4.1 $29.76
10/15/202141,540,000 shares $1.15 billion +0.2%6.1%4.3 $27.59
9/30/202141,440,000 shares $1.15 billion -11.6%6.1%4.5 $27.85
9/15/202146,880,000 shares $1.38 billion -2.0%6.9%5.6 $29.39

CPNG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Coupang shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 14th, traders have sold 69,016,448 shares of CPNG short. 4.40% of Coupang's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Coupang'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. CPNG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.3. Learn More on Coupang'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. 4.40% of Coupang's floating shares are currently sold short.

Coupang saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 69,016,448 shares, a decrease of 14.3% from the previous total of 80,534,354 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.

4.40% of Coupang's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Coupang: Amazon.com, Inc. (0.97%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (1.75%), Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (1.82%), eBay Inc. (3.57%), JD.com, Inc. (2.19%), Dillard's, Inc. (8.82%), Etsy Inc (10.51%), Global-e Online Ltd. (2.52%), Vipshop Holdings Limited (2.04%), Macy's, Inc. (11.66%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CPNG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Coupang as its price is falling. CPNG shares are trading down $0.55 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 Coupang 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 CPNG, 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 CPNG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

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

  • 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 NYSE:CPNG is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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