Latest headcount
190,820
YoY change
+4.1%
Headcount CAGR
+11.9%
Revenue / employee
$2.11M
Employee count history for Alphabet
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 61,814 |
| 2016 | 72,053 |
| 2017 | 80,110 |
| 2018 | 98,771 |
| 2019 | 118,899 |
| 2020 | 135,301 |
| 2021 | 156,500 |
| 2022 | 190,234 |
| 2023 | 182,502 |
| 2024 | 183,323 |
| 2025 | 190,820 |
Revenue per employee for Alphabet
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $1.21M |
| 2016 | $1.25M |
| 2017 | $1.38M |
| 2018 | $1.39M |
| 2019 | $1.36M |
| 2020 | $1.35M |
| 2021 | $1.65M |
| 2022 | $1.49M |
| 2023 | $1.68M |
| 2024 | $1.91M |
| 2025 | $2.11M |
Earnings per employee for Alphabet
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 | $264K |
| 2016 | $270K |
| 2017 | $158K |
| 2018 | $311K |
| 2019 | $289K |
| 2020 | $298K |
| 2021 | $486K |
| 2022 | $315K |
| 2023 | $404K |
| 2024 | $546K |
| 2025 | $693K |
Employee count history for Alphabet (GOOGL)
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.
- 2025190,820+4.1%
- 2024183,323+0.4%
- 2023182,502-4.1%
- 2022190,234+21.6%
- 2021156,500+15.7%
- 2020135,301+13.8%
- 2019118,899+20.4%
- 201898,771+23.3%
- 201780,110+11.2%
- 201672,053+16.6%
- 201561,814—
About Alphabet's employee count
Alphabet (GOOGL) employed 190,820 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +7,497 (+4.1%) from 183,323 a year earlier.
Across the 2015–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 61,814 to 190,820 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +11.9% per year.
Alphabet generated about $2.11M of revenue and $693K 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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