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They are the highest values in our archive, which starts 29 Dec 2017 for United States; positions may have been higher before records began. A single report sitting at three times both neighbouring reports is treated as a reporting artefact and never counts as a record.

🇺🇸 United States: short interest records

The highest short interest ever recorded in United States in our dataset is 98.96%, reached by Helios and Matheson Analytics on 28 Feb 2018.

The highest disclosed short interest each company has ever reached in our dataset, which for United States runs from 29 Dec 2017 to 15 Sep 2026 (210 trading days of FINRA publications). "Now" is today's figure where the company is still in the register.

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Short position data for US stocks, all-time records: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/records/

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{howshorted-us-stocks-all-time-records-2026-09-15,
  title        = {US stocks, all-time records short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/records/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

#	Company	All-time peak	Peak date	Now
1	Helios and Matheson Analytics	98.96%	28 Feb 2018	–
2	GameStop Corp. Class A	98.85%	15 Jan 2020	7.74%
3	TOP Ships, Inc.	94.32%	12 Jan 2018	–
4	Knightscope, Inc.	90.03%	28 Jun 2024	10.35%
5	Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.	88.45%	14 Apr 2023	–
6	Zosano Pharma Corp	86.37%	31 Jul 2018	–
7	Profusa, Inc.	85.31%	30 Jan 2026	–
8	Mullen Automotive, Inc.	85.16%	28 Apr 2023	–
9	Beyond Meat, Inc.	84.84%	31 Oct 2025	–
10	Kartoon Studios, Inc.	82.37%	31 Jul 2020	1.93%
11	Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.	80.86%	30 Apr 2018	14.55%
12	Strive, Inc.	79.90%	15 Oct 2025	28.02%
13	Nxu, Inc.	79.35%	30 Sep 2024	–
14	Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.	79.06%	13 Sep 2024	–
15	FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.	77.17%	31 Mar 2022	27.84%
16	American Rebel Holdings, Inc.	72.40%	30 Apr 2025	–
17	Datavault AI Inc.	71.87%	30 Dec 2022	12.68%
18	U Power Limited	68.67%	12 Jan 2024	–
19	Silvergate Capital Corp	66.82%	28 Feb 2023	–
20	LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC	66.81%	30 Oct 2020	13.20%
21	Ernexa Therapeutics Inc.	63.35%	30 Jul 2021	0.88%
22	Turtle Beach Corp	63.25%	28 Feb 2019	25.21%
23	Tanger Inc.	62.55%	31 Jan 2020	5.95%
24	C3is Inc.	62.44%	12 Jan 2024	–
25	Tailored Brands, Inc.	62.21%	15 Oct 2019	–

Records are within our dataset only and reflect disclosed positions (≥ the market's reporting rules); true short interest can be higher. A "–" in Now means the company currently has no disclosed positions or has left the market. Nothing here is investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the highest short interest ever recorded in United States?: The highest short interest recorded in our United States dataset is 98.96%, reached by Helios and Matheson Analytics on 28 Feb 2018, since our records begin (29 Dec 2017).
Are these all-time records?: They are the highest values in our archive, which starts 29 Dec 2017 for United States; positions may have been higher before records began. A single report sitting at three times both neighbouring reports is treated as a reporting artefact and never counts as a record.