Latest headcount
4,282
YoY change
+8.8%
Headcount CAGR
+28.3%
Revenue / employee
$1.43M
Employee count history for Digital Realty Trust
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 23 |
| 2005 | 53 |
| 2006 | 109 |
| 2007 | 153 |
| 2008 | 210 |
| 2009 | 264 |
| 2010 | 454 |
| 2011 | 532 |
| 2012 | 702 |
| 2013 | 784 |
| 2014 | 860 |
| 2015 | 1,295 |
| 2016 | 1,345 |
| 2017 | 1,436 |
| 2018 | 1,530 |
| 2019 | 1,550 |
| 2020 | 2,878 |
| 2021 | 3,030 |
| 2022 | 3,412 |
| 2023 | 3,664 |
| 2024 | 3,936 |
| 2025 | 4,282 |
Revenue per employee for Digital Realty Trust
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | $4.66M |
| 2005 | $3.94M |
| 2006 | $2.52M |
| 2007 | $2.52M |
| 2008 | $2.51M |
| 2009 | $2.41M |
| 2010 | $1.91M |
| 2011 | $2M |
| 2012 | $1.82M |
| 2013 | $1.89M |
| 2014 | $1.88M |
| 2015 | $1.36M |
| 2016 | $1.59M |
| 2017 | $1.71M |
| 2018 | $1.99M |
| 2019 | $2.07M |
| 2020 | $1.36M |
| 2021 | $1.46M |
| 2022 | $1.38M |
| 2023 | $1.49M |
| 2024 | $1.41M |
| 2025 | $1.43M |
Earnings per employee for Digital Realty Trust
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) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | $198K |
| 2005 | $304K |
| 2006 | $122K |
| 2007 | $147K |
| 2008 | $322K |
| 2009 | $332K |
| 2010 | $225K |
| 2011 | $294K |
| 2012 | $300K |
| 2013 | $401K |
| 2014 | $233K |
| 2015 | $158K |
| 2016 | $317K |
| 2017 | $173K |
| 2018 | $217K |
| 2019 | $374K |
| 2020 | $124K |
| 2021 | $564K |
| 2022 | $111K |
| 2023 | $259K |
| 2024 | $153K |
| 2025 | $306K |
Employee count history for Digital Realty Trust (DLR)
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.
- 20254,282+8.8%
- 20243,936+7.4%
- 20233,664+7.4%
- 20223,412+12.6%
- 20213,030+5.3%
- 20202,878+85.7%
- 20191,550+1.3%
- 20181,530+6.5%
- 20171,436+6.8%
- 20161,345+3.9%
- 20151,295+50.6%
- 2014860+9.7%
- 2013784+11.7%
- 2012702+32.0%
- 2011532+17.2%
- 2010454+72.0%
- 2009264+25.7%
- 2008210+37.3%
- 2007153+40.4%
- 2006109+105.7%
- 200553+130.4%
- 200423—
About Digital Realty Trust's employee count
Digital Realty Trust (DLR) employed 4,282 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +346 (+8.8%) from 3,936 a year earlier.
Across the 2004–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 23 to 4,282 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +28.3% per year.
Digital Realty Trust generated about $1.43M of revenue and $306K 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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