Latest headcount
131,462
YoY change
+5.7%
Headcount CAGR
+12.8%
Revenue / employee
$1.1M
Employee count history for Alibaba
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 34,985 |
| 2016 | 36,446 |
| 2017 | 50,097 |
| 2018 | 66,421 |
| 2019 | 101,958 |
| 2020 | 117,600 |
| 2021 | 251,462 |
| 2022 | 254,941 |
| 2023 | 235,216 |
| 2024 | 254,941 |
| 2025 | 124,320 |
| 2026 | 131,462 |
Revenue per employee for Alibaba
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $349.3K |
| 2016 | $424.4K |
| 2017 | $458.9K |
| 2018 | $592.8K |
| 2019 | $547.8K |
| 2020 | $621.2K |
| 2021 | $440.1K |
| 2022 | $527.2K |
| 2023 | $539.9K |
| 2024 | $513.7K |
| 2025 | $1.1M |
| 2026 | $1.1M |
Earnings per employee for Alibaba
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) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $111.2K |
| 2016 | $299.8K |
| 2017 | $126.6K |
| 2018 | $151.8K |
| 2019 | $127.8K |
| 2020 | $182.1K |
| 2021 | $92.4K |
| 2022 | $38.5K |
| 2023 | $45.2K |
| 2024 | $43.7K |
| 2025 | $143.9K |
| 2026 | $113.8K |
Employee count history for Alibaba (BABA)
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.
- 2026131,462+5.7%
- 2025124,320-51.2%
- 2024254,941+8.4%
- 2023235,216-7.7%
- 2022254,941+1.4%
- 2021251,462+113.8%
- 2020117,600+15.3%
- 2019101,958+53.5%
- 201866,421+32.6%
- 201750,097+37.5%
- 201636,446+4.2%
- 201534,985—
About Alibaba's employee count
Alibaba (BABA) employed 131,462 people in fiscal year 2026, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +7,142 (+5.7%) from 124,320 a year earlier.
Across the 2015–2026 period, the company's reported workforce went from 34,985 to 131,462 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +12.8% per year.
Alibaba generated about $1.1M of revenue and $113.8K 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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