Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B)

Berkshire Hathaway Employees

Berkshire Hathaway had 387,800 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees decreased by 4,600 or -1.17% compared to the previous year.

• Employees: 387,800
• Change (1Y): -4,600
• Growth (1Y): -1.17%
• Revenue / Employee: $957,824
• Profits / Employee: $172,687
• Market Cap: 1.04T

Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Dec 31, 2025	387,800	-4,600	-1.17%
Dec 31, 2024	392,400	-4,100	-1.03%
Dec 31, 2023	396,500	13,500	3.52%
Dec 31, 2022	383,000	11,000	2.96%
Dec 31, 2021	372,000	12,000	3.33%
Dec 31, 2020	360,000	-31,500	-8.05%
Dec 31, 2019	391,500	2,500	0.64%
Dec 31, 2018	389,000	12,000	3.18%
Dec 31, 2017	377,000	9,300	2.53%
Dec 31, 2016	367,700	36,700	11.09%
Dec 31, 2015	331,000	15,000	4.75%
Dec 31, 2014	316,000	14,000	4.64%
Dec 31, 2013	302,000	13,000	4.50%
Dec 31, 2012	289,000	18,000	6.64%
Dec 31, 2011	271,000	11,000	4.23%
Dec 31, 2010	260,000	38,000	17.12%
Dec 31, 2009	222,000	-24,000	-9.76%
Dec 31, 2008	246,000	13,000	5.58%
Dec 31, 2007	233,000	16,000	7.37%
Dec 31, 2006	217,000	25,000	13.02%
Dec 31, 2005	192,000	12,000	6.67%
Dec 31, 2004	180,000	7,300	4.23%
Dec 31, 2003	172,700	25,700	17.48%
Dec 31, 2002	147,000	37,000	33.64%
Dec 31, 2001	110,000	-2,000	-1.79%
Dec 31, 2000	112,000	60,500	117.48%
Dec 31, 1999	51,500	3,900	8.19%
Dec 31, 1998	47,600	-	-

Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.