How many employees does Netflix (NFLX) have?

Netflix reported 16,000 full-time equivalent employees in its most recent annual filing (fiscal year 2025).

How has Netflix's headcount changed year over year?

Netflix's reported headcount grew by +14.3% versus the prior fiscal year.

What is Netflix's employee growth rate?

Between fiscal years 2002 and 2025, Netflix's headcount changed at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +17.6% per year.

How much revenue does Netflix generate per employee?

In its most recent annual period, Netflix generated roughly $2.8M of revenue per employee. This is derived by dividing annual revenue by reported headcount and is shown only for companies that report in US dollars.

Where does Netflix's employee count data come from?

Headcount figures are taken from Netflix's annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers) and periodic company filings. Annual filings drive the snapshot, chart, year-over-year change, and CAGR; interim filings are listed in the full history table.

Netflix (NFLX) Employee Count & Headcount History

Latest headcount

16,000

Fiscal year 2025

YoY change

+14.3%

vs. prior fiscal year

Headcount CAGR

+17.6%

Per year, full history

Revenue / employee

$2.8M

Latest annual period

Employee count history for Netflix

Netflix employee count by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Employees
2002	381
2003	567
2004	940
2005	985
2006	1,300
2007	1,542
2008	1,644
2009	1,883
2010	2,180
2011	2,348
2012	2,045
2013	2,022
2014	2,189
2015	3,700
2016	4,700
2017	5,500
2018	7,100
2019	8,600
2020	9,400
2021	11,300
2022	12,800
2023	13,000
2024	14,000
2025	16,000

Revenue per employee for Netflix

Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.

Netflix revenue per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Revenue per employee (USD)
2002	$401.1K
2003	$480.1K
2004	$538.5K
2005	$692.6K
2006	$766.7K
2007	$781.7K
2008	$830.1K
2009	$887K
2010	$992K
2011	$1.4M
2012	$1.8M
2013	$2.2M
2014	$2.5M
2015	$1.8M
2016	$1.9M
2017	$2.1M
2018	$2.2M
2019	$2.3M
2020	$2.7M
2021	$2.6M
2022	$2.5M
2023	$2.6M
2024	$2.8M
2025	$2.8M

Earnings per employee for Netflix

Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.

Netflix earnings (net income) per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Earnings per employee (USD)
2002	-$57.6K
2003	$11.5K
2004	$23K
2005	$42.7K
2006	$37.8K
2007	$43.4K
2008	$50.5K
2009	$61.5K
2010	$73.8K
2011	$96.3K
2012	$8.4K
2013	$55.6K
2014	$121.9K
2015	$33.1K
2016	$39.7K
2017	$101.6K
2018	$170.6K
2019	$217.1K
2020	$293.8K
2021	$452.8K
2022	$350.9K
2023	$416K
2024	$622.3K
2025	$686.3K

Employee count history for Netflix (NFLX)

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.

Netflix (NFLX) employee count filing history
						Filing
2025	16,000	+14.3%	+2,000	$2.8M	$686.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2025	Jan 23, 2026
2024	14,000	+7.7%	+1,000	$2.8M	$622.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2024	Jan 27, 2025
2023	13,000	+1.6%	+200	$2.6M	$416K	10-K	Dec 31, 2023	Jan 26, 2024
2022	12,800	+13.3%	+1,500	$2.5M	$350.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 2022	Jan 26, 2023
2021	11,300	+20.2%	+1,900	$2.6M	$452.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2021	Jan 27, 2022
2020	9,400	+9.3%	+800	$2.7M	$293.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2020	Jan 28, 2021
2019	8,600	+21.1%	+1,500	$2.3M	$217.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2019	Jan 29, 2020
2018	7,100	+29.1%	+1,600	$2.2M	$170.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2018	Jan 29, 2019
2017	5,500	+17.0%	+800	$2.1M	$101.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2017	Jan 29, 2018
2016	4,700	+27.0%	+1,000	$1.9M	$39.7K	10-K	Dec 31, 2016	Jan 27, 2017
2015	3,700	+69.0%	+1,511	$1.8M	$33.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2015	Jan 28, 2016
2014	2,189	+8.3%	+167	$2.5M	$121.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 2014	Jan 29, 2015
2013	2,022	-1.1%	-23	$2.2M	$55.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2013	Feb 3, 2014
2012	2,045	-12.9%	-303	$1.8M	$8.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2012	Feb 1, 2013
2011	2,348	+7.7%	+168	$1.4M	$96.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2011	Feb 10, 2012
2010	2,180	+15.8%	+297	$992K	$73.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2010	Feb 18, 2011
2009	1,883	+14.5%	+239	$887K	$61.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2009	Feb 22, 2010
2008	1,644	+6.6%	+102	$830.1K	$50.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2008	Feb 25, 2009
2007	1,542	+18.6%	+242	$781.7K	$43.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2007	Feb 28, 2008
2006	1,300	+32.0%	+315	$766.7K	$37.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2006	Feb 28, 2007
2005	985	+4.8%	+45	$692.6K	$42.7K	10-K	Dec 31, 2005	Mar 16, 2006
2004	940	+65.8%	+373	$538.5K	$23K	10-K	Dec 31, 2004	Mar 15, 2005
2003	567	+48.8%	+186	$480.1K	$11.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2003	Feb 27, 2004
2002	381	—	—	$401.1K	-$57.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2002	Mar 31, 2003

202516,000+14.3%
202414,000+7.7%
202313,000+1.6%
202212,800+13.3%
202111,300+20.2%
20209,400+9.3%
20198,600+21.1%
20187,100+29.1%
20175,500+17.0%
20164,700+27.0%
20153,700+69.0%
20142,189+8.3%
20132,022-1.1%
20122,045-12.9%
20112,348+7.7%
20102,180+15.8%
20091,883+14.5%
20081,644+6.6%
20071,542+18.6%
20061,300+32.0%
2005985+4.8%
2004940+65.8%
2003567+48.8%
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About Netflix's employee count

Netflix (NFLX) employed 16,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +2,000 (+14.3%) from 14,000 a year earlier.

Across the 2002–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 381 to 16,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +17.6% per year.

Netflix generated about $2.8M of revenue and $686.3K 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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