Latest headcount
8,100
YoY change
+24.6%
Headcount CAGR
+33.9%
Revenue / employee
$423K
Employee count history for Datadog
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,403 |
| 2020 | 2,185 |
| 2021 | 3,200 |
| 2022 | 4,800 |
| 2023 | 5,200 |
| 2024 | 6,500 |
| 2025 | 8,100 |
Revenue per employee for Datadog
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $259K |
| 2020 | $276K |
| 2021 | $321K |
| 2022 | $349K |
| 2023 | $409K |
| 2024 | $413K |
| 2025 | $423K |
Earnings per employee for Datadog
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) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -$11.9K |
| 2020 | -$11.2K |
| 2021 | -$6.48K |
| 2022 | -$10.5K |
| 2023 | $9.34K |
| 2024 | $28.3K |
| 2025 | $13.3K |
Employee count history for Datadog (DDOG)
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.
- 20258,100+24.6%
- 20246,500+25.0%
- 20235,200+8.3%
- 20224,800+50.0%
- 20213,200+46.5%
- 20202,185+55.7%
- 20191,403—
About Datadog's employee count
Datadog (DDOG) employed 8,100 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,600 (+24.6%) from 6,500 a year earlier.
Across the 2019–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,403 to 8,100 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +33.9% per year.
Datadog generated about $423K of revenue and $13.3K 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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