Latest headcount
20,347
YoY change
+11.3%
Headcount CAGR
+32.5%
Revenue / employee
$1.42M
Employee count history for MercadoLibre
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 129 |
| 2008 | 195 |
| 2009 | 245 |
| 2010 | 282 |
| 2011 | 292 |
| 2012 | 327 |
| 2013 | 403 |
| 2014 | 639 |
| 2015 | 848 |
| 2016 | 1,226 |
| 2017 | 1,655 |
| 2018 | 2,409 |
| 2019 | 3,492 |
| 2020 | 5,201 |
| 2021 | 9,471 |
| 2022 | 13,856 |
| 2023 | 15,638 |
| 2024 | 18,282 |
| 2025 | 20,347 |
Revenue per employee for MercadoLibre
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2007 | $660K |
| 2008 | $703K |
| 2009 | $705K |
| 2010 | $768K |
| 2011 | $1.02M |
| 2012 | $1.14M |
| 2013 | $1.17M |
| 2014 | $871K |
| 2015 | $769K |
| 2016 | $689K |
| 2017 | $735K |
| 2018 | $598K |
| 2019 | $658K |
| 2020 | $764K |
| 2021 | $746K |
| 2022 | $778K |
| 2023 | $966K |
| 2024 | $1.14M |
| 2025 | $1.42M |
Earnings per employee for MercadoLibre
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) |
|---|---|
| 2007 | $75.1K |
| 2008 | $96.5K |
| 2009 | $136K |
| 2010 | $199K |
| 2011 | $263K |
| 2012 | $310K |
| 2013 | $292K |
| 2014 | $114K |
| 2015 | $125K |
| 2016 | $111K |
| 2017 | $8.33K |
| 2018 | -$15.2K |
| 2019 | -$49.3K |
| 2020 | -$192.27 |
| 2021 | $8.76K |
| 2022 | $34.8K |
| 2023 | $63.1K |
| 2024 | $105K |
| 2025 | $98.1K |
Employee count history for MercadoLibre (MELI)
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.
- 202520,347+11.3%
- 202418,282+16.9%
- 202315,638+12.9%
- 202213,856+46.3%
- 20219,471+82.1%
- 20205,201+48.9%
- 20193,492+45.0%
- 20182,409+45.6%
- 20171,655+35.0%
- 20161,226+44.6%
- 2015848+32.7%
- 2014639+58.6%
- 2013403+23.2%
- 2012327+12.0%
- 2011292+3.5%
- 2010282+15.1%
- 2009245+25.6%
- 2008195+51.2%
- 2007129—
About MercadoLibre's employee count
MercadoLibre (MELI) employed 20,347 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +2,065 (+11.3%) from 18,282 a year earlier.
Across the 2007–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 129 to 20,347 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +32.5% per year.
MercadoLibre generated about $1.42M of revenue and $98.1K 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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