Latest headcount
4,866
YoY change
+3.7%
Headcount CAGR
-16.1%
Revenue / employee
$2.19M
Employee count history for American Tower
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 665,000 |
| 1998 | 975 |
| 1999 | 1,750 |
| 2000 | 3,300 |
| 2001 | 3,200 |
| 2002 | 1,900 |
| 2003 | 1,400 |
| 2004 | 726 |
| 2005 | 904 |
| 2006 | 995 |
| 2007 | 1,124 |
| 2008 | 1,198 |
| 2009 | 1,420 |
| 2010 | 1,729 |
| 2011 | 2,122 |
| 2012 | 2,432 |
| 2013 | 2,716 |
| 2014 | 2,974 |
| 2015 | 3,371 |
| 2016 | 4,507 |
| 2017 | 4,752 |
| 2018 | 5,026 |
| 2019 | 5,454 |
| 2020 | 5,618 |
| 2021 | 6,378 |
| 2022 | 6,391 |
| 2023 | 5,643 |
| 2024 | 4,691 |
| 2025 | 4,866 |
Revenue per employee for American Tower
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1997 | $26.33 |
| 1998 | $106K |
| 1999 | $147K |
| 2000 | $223K |
| 2001 | $354K |
| 2002 | $415K |
| 2003 | $511K |
| 2004 | $973K |
| 2005 | $1.05M |
| 2006 | $1.32M |
| 2007 | $1.3M |
| 2008 | $1.33M |
| 2009 | $1.21M |
| 2010 | $1.15M |
| 2011 | $1.15M |
| 2012 | $1.18M |
| 2013 | $1.24M |
| 2014 | $1.38M |
| 2015 | $1.42M |
| 2016 | $1.28M |
| 2017 | $1.4M |
| 2018 | $1.48M |
| 2019 | $1.39M |
| 2020 | $1.43M |
| 2021 | $1.47M |
| 2022 | $1.51M |
| 2023 | $1.77M |
| 2024 | $2.16M |
| 2025 | $2.19M |
Earnings per employee for American Tower
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) |
|---|---|
| 1997 | -$3.41 |
| 1998 | -$48K |
| 1999 | -$29K |
| 2000 | -$59K |
| 2001 | -$141K |
| 2002 | -$601K |
| 2003 | -$217K |
| 2004 | -$341K |
| 2005 | -$190K |
| 2006 | $27.6K |
| 2007 | $50.1K |
| 2008 | $290K |
| 2009 | $174K |
| 2010 | $216K |
| 2011 | $185K |
| 2012 | $262K |
| 2013 | $203K |
| 2014 | $277K |
| 2015 | $203K |
| 2016 | $212K |
| 2017 | $261K |
| 2018 | $246K |
| 2019 | $346K |
| 2020 | $301K |
| 2021 | $403K |
| 2022 | $276K |
| 2023 | $263K |
| 2024 | $481K |
| 2025 | $520K |
Employee count history for American Tower (AMT)
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.
- 20254,866+3.7%
- 20244,691-16.9%
- 20235,643-11.7%
- 20226,391+0.2%
- 20216,378+13.5%
- 20205,618+3.0%
- 20195,454+8.5%
- 20185,026+5.8%
- 20174,752+5.4%
- 20164,507+33.7%
- 20153,371+13.3%
- 20142,974+9.5%
- 20132,716+11.7%
- 20122,432+14.6%
- 20112,122+22.7%
- 20101,729+21.8%
- 20091,420+18.5%
- 20081,198+6.6%
- 20071,124+13.0%
- 2006995+10.1%
- 2005904+24.5%
- 2004726-48.1%
- 20031,400-26.3%
- 20021,900-40.6%
- 20013,200-3.0%
- 20003,300+88.6%
- 19991,750+79.5%
- 1998975-99.9%
- 1997665,000—
About American Tower's employee count
American Tower (AMT) employed 4,866 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +175 (+3.7%) from 4,691 a year earlier.
Across the 1997–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 665,000 to 4,866 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -16.1% per year.
American Tower generated about $2.19M of revenue and $520K 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.
Frequently asked questions
Test yourself on AMT
Employees — 10 rounds, every one of them AMT against another company. Leave whenever you like.
Practice run — it doesn’t move your skill rating and doesn’t touch the leaderboards. Misses do go into your review queue.
Explore more
Deep-dives across the income statement, cash flow, capital return, and valuation
How this company returns cash to shareholders — buybacks, dividends, and stock splits.