The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS)

The Goldman Sachs Group Employees

The Goldman Sachs Group had 47,500 employees as of September 30, 2026. The number of employees decreased by 800 or 1.66% compared to the same quarter last year. That makes The Goldman Sachs Group the 755th largest employer in the world and 207th in the United States.

• Employees: 47,500
• Change (1Y): -800
• Growth (1Y): -1.66%
• Revenue / Employee: $1,495,495
• Profits / Employee: $447,411
• Market Cap: 265.13B

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Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Sep 30, 2026	47,500	-800	-1.66%
Dec 31, 2025	47,400	900	1.94%
Dec 31, 2024	46,500	1,200	2.65%
Dec 31, 2023	45,300	-3,200	-6.60%
Dec 31, 2022	48,500	4,600	10.48%
Dec 31, 2021	43,900	3,400	8.40%
Dec 31, 2020	40,500	2,200	5.74%
Dec 31, 2019	38,300	1,700	4.64%
Dec 31, 2018	36,600	0	-
Dec 31, 2017	36,600	2,200	6.40%
Dec 31, 2016	34,400	-2,400	-6.52%
Dec 31, 2015	36,800	2,800	8.24%
Dec 31, 2014	34,000	1,100	3.34%
Dec 31, 2013	32,900	500	1.54%
Dec 31, 2012	32,400	-2,300	-6.63%
Dec 31, 2011	34,700	-4,000	-10.34%
Dec 31, 2010	38,700	2,500	6.91%
Dec 31, 2009	36,200	1,462	4.21%
Dec 31, 2008	34,738	-356	-1.01%
Dec 31, 2007	35,094	4,759	15.69%
Dec 31, 2006	30,335	767	2.59%
Dec 31, 2005	29,568	7,640	34.84%
Dec 31, 2004	21,928	1,415	6.90%
Dec 31, 2003	20,513	774	3.92%
Dec 31, 2002	19,739	-2,938	-12.96%
Dec 31, 2001	22,677	50	0.22%
Dec 31, 2000	22,627	7,266	47.30%
Dec 31, 1999	15,361	2,328	17.86%
Dec 31, 1998	13,033	2,411	22.70%
Dec 31, 1997	10,622	1,645	18.32%
Dec 31, 1996	8,977	818	10.03%
Dec 31, 1995	8,159	-	-

Data Sources: Official company filings and S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Sep 30, 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:

Oct 23, 2026

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