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    <periodOfReport>2022-05-09</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001699838</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Confluent, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CFLT</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>GERSTNER BRAD</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 4610</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02110</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001541617</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Altimeter Capital Management, LP</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 4610</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02110</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001825200</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Altimeter Capital Management General Partner, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 4610</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02110</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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                <transactionShares>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-05-09</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <value></value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>8395374</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">At each Reporting Person's option exercisable at any time, each Class B Common Stock share is convertible into one Class A Common Stock share.  The conversion option does not have an expiration date.  On May 9, 2022, the Reporting Persons first received confirmation from the issuer or its transfer agent that the Class B shares were converted on May 4, 2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">A portion of these Class A Common Stock shares are directly owned by Altimeter Growth Partners Fund IV, L.P. (&quot;AGPF4&quot;) and Altimeter Cascade Fund, L.P. (&quot;ACF&quot;) (collectively, the &quot;Altimeter Entities&quot;) in the amounts of 1,679,075 and 6,716,299. Altimeter Growth General Partner IV, LLC is the general partner of AGPF4, and Altimeter Cascade General Partner LLC is the general partner of ACF (collectively, the &quot;Altimeter Fund GPs&quot;). Each of the Altimeter Fund GPs have delegated share voting and investment power to Altimeter Capital Management, LP (the &quot;Investment Manager&quot;). The sole general partner of the Investment Manager is Altimeter Capital General Partner, LLC (the &quot;General Partner&quot;), and Bradley Gerstner is the sole managing principal of the Investment Manager and the General Partner and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over these shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Because of the relationship between the Investment Manager, the General Partner, and Bradley Gerstner and each of the Altimeter Entities, each of the Altimeter Fund GPs, each of the Investment Manager, the General Partner, and Bradley Gerstner may be deemed to beneficially own the securities reported herein to the extent of its direct or indirect pecuniary interests in the Altimeter Entities and the Altimeter Fund GPs. Each of the Investment Manager, the General Partner, and Bradley Gerstner disclaims any beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Altimeter Entities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Before conversion, these Class B Common Stock shares were directly owned by Altimeter Growth Partners Fund IV, L.P. (&quot;AGPF4&quot;) and Altimeter Cascade Fund, L.P. (&quot;ACF&quot;) (collectively, the &quot;Altimeter Entities&quot;) in the amounts of 1,679,075 and 6,716,299. Altimeter Growth General Partner IV, LLC is the general partner of AGPF4, and Altimeter Cascade General Partner LLC is the general partner of ACF (collectively, the &quot;Altimeter Fund GPs&quot;). Each of the Altimeter Fund GPs have delegated share voting and investment power to Altimeter Capital Management, LP (the &quot;Investment Manager&quot;). The sole general partner of the Investment Manager is Altimeter Capital General Partner, LLC (the &quot;General Partner&quot;), and Bradley Gerstner is the sole managing principal of the Investment Manager and the General Partner and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over these shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Because of the relationship between the Investment Manager, the General Partner, and Bradley Gerstner and each of the Altimeter Entities, each of the Altimeter Fund GPs, each of the Investment Manager, the General Partner, and Bradley Gerstner may be deemed to beneficially own the securities reported herein to the extent of its direct or indirect pecuniary interests in the Altimeter Entities and the Altimeter Fund GPs. Each of the Investment Manager, the General Partner, and Bradley Gerstner disclaims any beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Altimeter Entities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Hab Siam, Attorney-in-fact for Bradley Gerstner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-05-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Hab Siam, Attorney-in-fact for Bradley Gerstner, as managing principal of Altimeter Capital Management, LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-05-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Hab Siam, Attorney-in-fact for Bradley Gerstner, as managing principal of Altimeter Capital General Partner, LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-05-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
