Latest headcount
17,700
YoY change
+9.3%
Headcount CAGR
+8.1%
Revenue / employee
$1.42M
Employee count history for Live Nation Entertainment
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,700 |
| 2006 | 4,400 |
| 2007 | 4,700 |
| 2008 | 4,700 |
| 2009 | 4,300 |
| 2010 | 6,500 |
| 2011 | 6,600 |
| 2012 | 7,100 |
| 2013 | 7,400 |
| 2014 | 7,900 |
| 2015 | 7,700 |
| 2016 | 8,300 |
| 2017 | 8,800 |
| 2018 | 9,500 |
| 2019 | 10,500 |
| 2020 | 8,200 |
| 2021 | 10,200 |
| 2022 | 12,800 |
| 2023 | 14,700 |
| 2024 | 16,200 |
| 2025 | 17,700 |
Revenue per employee for Live Nation Entertainment
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | $794K |
| 2006 | $749K |
| 2007 | $799K |
| 2008 | $869K |
| 2009 | $972K |
| 2010 | $779K |
| 2011 | $816K |
| 2012 | $820K |
| 2013 | $875K |
| 2014 | $869K |
| 2015 | $941K |
| 2016 | $943K |
| 2017 | $1.1M |
| 2018 | $1.14M |
| 2019 | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $227K |
| 2021 | $615K |
| 2022 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $1.55M |
| 2024 | $1.43M |
| 2025 | $1.42M |
Earnings per employee for Live Nation Entertainment
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) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | -$35.3K |
| 2006 | -$7.15K |
| 2007 | -$2.54K |
| 2008 | -$50.9K |
| 2009 | -$14K |
| 2010 | -$35.1K |
| 2011 | -$12.6K |
| 2012 | -$23K |
| 2013 | -$5.86K |
| 2014 | -$11.5K |
| 2015 | -$4.22K |
| 2016 | $354.46 |
| 2017 | -$683.52 |
| 2018 | $6.34K |
| 2019 | $6.66K |
| 2020 | -$210K |
| 2021 | -$63.8K |
| 2022 | $20.8K |
| 2023 | $37.9K |
| 2024 | $55.3K |
| 2025 | $28K |
Employee count history for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)
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.
- 202517,700+9.3%
- 202416,200+10.2%
- 202314,700+14.8%
- 202212,800+25.5%
- 202110,200+24.4%
- 20208,200-21.9%
- 201910,500+10.5%
- 20189,500+8.0%
- 20178,800+6.0%
- 20168,300+7.8%
- 20157,700-2.5%
- 20147,900+6.8%
- 20137,400+4.2%
- 20127,100+7.6%
- 20116,600+1.5%
- 20106,500+51.2%
- 20094,300-8.5%
- 20084,7000.0%
- 20074,700+6.8%
- 20064,400+18.9%
- 20053,700—
About Live Nation Entertainment's employee count
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) employed 17,700 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,500 (+9.3%) from 16,200 a year earlier.
Across the 2005–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 3,700 to 17,700 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +8.1% per year.
Live Nation Entertainment generated about $1.42M of revenue and $28K 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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