Google+ share counts are not showing

Question

I am using Google+ JavaScript API and currently my Google+ share counts are not showing on the website.

Note: I am using Google+ JavaScript API

This is the code I tried

<!-- Place this tag in your head or just before your close body tag. -->
<script src="apis.google.com/js/platform.js" ; async defer></script>
<!-- Place this tag where you want the share button to render. -->
<div class="g-plus" data-action="share" data-annotation="vertical-bubble" data-height="60">
</div>

Mopes

<!-- Place this tag in your head or just before your close body tag. --> <script src="apis.google.com/js/platform.js" async defer></script> <!-- Place this tag where you want the share button to render. --> <div class="g-plus" data-action="share" data-annotation="vertical-bubble" data-height="60"></div> – Mopes

This is the code i tried – Mopes

I can confirm this problem. It seems Google did some changes and counting does not work any more. See developers.google.com/+/web/share - no counts there, too. – Emilio

Thanks Radek Svitil for the advice. any chance for retrieving share counts? – Mopes

I am afraid this is a feature, not a bug. See plus.google.com/110610523830483756510/posts/Z1FfzduveUo Google apparently wants to follow Twitter way and remove counting from its buttons... – Emilio

@RadekSvítil Then people will remove their buttons – Drawbridge

I am about to remove it because it have no idea whether anyone is using it or not. Is there any place this data is available, like webmaster tools?.. Is g+ even has any worth any longer when it comes to SERP? – Anchoress

Answer 1

Google may have done this to speed up the load time of the Google Plus buttons.

https://plus.google.com/110610523830483756510/posts/Z1FfzduveUo

Alphanumeric

Answer 2

They have been retired now so the share counts are no longer available.

Vacuole