Wall Street Vs. Zuckerberg: Meta Shorts Dwarf Microsoft And Palantir Combined

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has quietly become a favorite target for short sellers, despite the company reporting strong second-quarter financial results.

What Happened: More than $11 billion has been bet against Meta by increased short interest in the stock this year.

According to a tweet from CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos, Meta's short interest has climbed by 75% in 2025 thanks to the increase short interest from new investors and a 30% year-to-date gain for Meta stock.

The data, which comes from S3 Partners, shows Meta as the stock with the highest gain in short interest at $11.0 billion, which is more than the next five companies combined.

The $11.0 billion is also more than double the 2025 short interest in Palantir Technologies ...