Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Apple Employees

Apple had 167,000 employees as of September 26, 2026. The number of employees increased by 1,000 or 0.60% compared to the same quarter last year. That makes Apple the 138th largest employer in the world and 43rd in the United States.

• Employees: 167,000
• Change (1Y): 1,000
• Growth (1Y): 0.60%
• Revenue / Employee: $3,192,227
• Profits / Employee: $881,167
• Market Cap: 5.18T

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Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Sep 26, 2026	167,000	1,000	0.60%
Sep 27, 2025	166,000	2,000	1.22%
Sep 28, 2024	164,000	3,000	1.86%
Sep 30, 2023	161,000	-3,000	-1.83%
Sep 24, 2022	164,000	10,000	6.49%
Sep 25, 2021	154,000	7,000	4.76%
Sep 26, 2020	147,000	10,000	7.30%
Sep 28, 2019	137,000	5,000	3.79%
Sep 29, 2018	132,000	9,000	7.32%
Sep 30, 2017	123,000	7,000	6.03%
Sep 24, 2016	116,000	6,000	5.45%
Sep 26, 2015	110,000	17,400	18.79%
Sep 27, 2014	92,600	12,300	15.32%
Sep 28, 2013	80,300	7,500	10.30%
Sep 29, 2012	72,800	12,400	20.53%
Sep 24, 2011	60,400	13,800	29.61%
Sep 25, 2010	46,600	12,300	35.86%
Sep 26, 2009	34,300	2,300	7.19%
Sep 27, 2008	32,000	10,400	48.15%
Sep 29, 2007	21,600	3,813	21.44%
Sep 30, 2006	17,787	2,987	20.18%
Sep 24, 2005	14,800	3,105	26.55%
Sep 25, 2004	11,695	783	7.18%
Sep 27, 2003	10,912	701	6.87%
Sep 28, 2002	10,211	608	6.33%
Sep 29, 2001	9,603	1,035	12.08%
Sep 30, 2000	8,568	1,608	23.10%
Sep 25, 1999	6,960	302	4.54%
Sep 25, 1998	6,658	-1,815	-21.42%
Sep 26, 1997	8,473	-2,423	-22.24%
Sep 27, 1996	10,896	-2,295	-17.40%
Sep 29, 1995	13,191	1,904	16.87%
Sep 30, 1994	11,287	-	-

Data Sources: Official company filings and S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Sep 26, 2026

The employees data for this stock was gathered manually by the Stock Analysis team based on SEC filings and investor relations materials. The latest quarterly count is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Update frequency:

Quarterly

Last checked:

Nov 13, 2026

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