How Many Whale Sharks Are Left In The World 2025. New international union for conservation of nature (iucn) red list assessments reveal that growing human pressures on whale sharks are putting them at an increasing risk of extinction. This number is small when you consider the sharp decline in their population.

Learn what you can do to help. The exact number of great white sharks left in the world is difficult to determine due to the species’ migratory nature and difficulty in monitoring.