Latest headcount
11,000
YoY change
+2.8%
Headcount CAGR
+14.1%
Revenue / employee
$383K
Employee count history for Akamai Technologies
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 403 |
| 2002 | 167 |
| 2003 | 212 |
| 2004 | 265 |
| 2005 | 286 |
| 2006 | 500 |
| 2007 | 590 |
| 2008 | 720 |
| 2009 | 820 |
| 2010 | 1,060 |
| 2011 | 1,100 |
| 2012 | 1,462 |
| 2013 | 1,819 |
| 2014 | 2,457 |
| 2015 | 2,874 |
| 2016 | 3,153 |
| 2017 | 3,594 |
| 2018 | 3,660 |
| 2019 | 3,639 |
| 2020 | 8,368 |
| 2021 | 8,700 |
| 2022 | 9,800 |
| 2023 | 10,250 |
| 2024 | 10,700 |
| 2025 | 11,000 |
Revenue per employee for Akamai Technologies
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | $223K |
| 2002 | $868K |
| 2003 | $761K |
| 2004 | $793K |
| 2005 | $990K |
| 2006 | $857K |
| 2007 | $1.08M |
| 2008 | $1.1M |
| 2009 | $1.05M |
| 2010 | $966K |
| 2011 | $1.05M |
| 2012 | $940K |
| 2013 | $867K |
| 2014 | $799K |
| 2015 | $765K |
| 2016 | $745K |
| 2017 | $693K |
| 2018 | $742K |
| 2019 | $795K |
| 2020 | $382K |
| 2021 | $398K |
| 2022 | $369K |
| 2023 | $372K |
| 2024 | $373K |
| 2025 | $383K |
Earnings per employee for Akamai Technologies
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | -$2.2M |
| 2002 | -$1.22M |
| 2003 | -$138K |
| 2004 | $130K |
| 2005 | $1.15M |
| 2006 | $115K |
| 2007 | $171K |
| 2008 | $202K |
| 2009 | $178K |
| 2010 | $162K |
| 2011 | $183K |
| 2012 | $140K |
| 2013 | $161K |
| 2014 | $136K |
| 2015 | $112K |
| 2016 | $102K |
| 2017 | $62K |
| 2018 | $81.5K |
| 2019 | $131K |
| 2020 | $66.6K |
| 2021 | $74.9K |
| 2022 | $53.4K |
| 2023 | $53.4K |
| 2024 | $47.2K |
| 2025 | $41.1K |
Employee count history for Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202511,000+2.8%
- 202410,700+4.4%
- 202310,250+4.6%
- 20229,800+12.6%
- 20218,700+4.0%
- 20208,368+130.0%
- 20193,639-0.6%
- 20183,660+1.8%
- 20173,594+14.0%
- 20163,153+9.7%
- 20152,874+17.0%
- 20142,457+35.1%
- 20131,819+24.4%
- 20121,462+32.9%
- 20111,100+3.8%
- 20101,060+29.3%
- 2009820+13.9%
- 2008720+22.0%
- 2007590+18.0%
- 2006500+74.8%
- 2005286+7.9%
- 2004265+25.0%
- 2003212+26.9%
- 2002167—
- 2001841—
- 2000403—
About Akamai Technologies's employee count
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) employed 11,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +300 (+2.8%) from 10,700 a year earlier.
Across the 2000–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 403 to 11,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +14.1% per year.
Akamai Technologies generated about $383K of revenue and $41.1K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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