Latest headcount
3,843
YoY change
+9.1%
Headcount CAGR
+43.9%
Revenue / employee
$754K
Employee count history for Trade Desk
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 145 |
| 2017 | 713 |
| 2018 | 944 |
| 2019 | 1,310 |
| 2020 | 1,545 |
| 2021 | 1,967 |
| 2022 | 2,770 |
| 2023 | 3,115 |
| 2024 | 3,522 |
| 2025 | 3,843 |
Revenue per employee for Trade Desk
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.4M |
| 2017 | $432K |
| 2018 | $506K |
| 2019 | $505K |
| 2020 | $541K |
| 2021 | $608K |
| 2022 | $570K |
| 2023 | $625K |
| 2024 | $694K |
| 2025 | $754K |
Earnings per employee for Trade Desk
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) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $141K |
| 2017 | $71.2K |
| 2018 | $93.4K |
| 2019 | $82.7K |
| 2020 | $157K |
| 2021 | $70K |
| 2022 | $19.3K |
| 2023 | $57.4K |
| 2024 | $112K |
| 2025 | $115K |
Employee count history for Trade Desk (TTD)
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.
- 20253,843+9.1%
- 20243,522+13.1%
- 20233,115+12.5%
- 20222,770+40.8%
- 20211,967+27.3%
- 20201,545+17.9%
- 20191,310+38.8%
- 2018944+32.4%
- 2017713+391.7%
- 2016145—
About Trade Desk's employee count
Trade Desk (TTD) employed 3,843 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +321 (+9.1%) from 3,522 a year earlier.
Across the 2016–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 145 to 3,843 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +43.9% per year.
Trade Desk generated about $754K of revenue and $115K 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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