International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

IBM Employees

International Business Machines had 264,300 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees decreased by 6,000 or -2.22% compared to the previous year.

• Employees: 264,300
• Change (1Y): -6,000
• Growth (1Y): -2.22%
• Revenue / Employee: $255,524
• Profits / Employee: $40,079
• Market Cap: 231.11B

Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Dec 31, 2025	264,300	-6,000	-2.22%
Dec 31, 2024	270,300	-11,900	-4.22%
Dec 31, 2023	282,200	-6,100	-2.12%
Dec 31, 2022	288,300	6,200	2.20%
Dec 31, 2021	282,100	-63,800	-18.44%
Dec 31, 2020	345,900	-6,700	-1.90%
Dec 31, 2019	352,600	2,000	0.57%
Dec 31, 2018	350,600	-16,000	-4.36%
Dec 31, 2017	366,600	-13,700	-3.60%
Dec 31, 2016	380,300	2,543	0.67%
Dec 31, 2015	377,757	-1,835	-0.48%
Dec 31, 2014	379,592	-51,620	-11.97%
Dec 31, 2013	431,212	-3,034	-0.70%
Dec 31, 2012	434,246	884	0.20%
Dec 31, 2011	433,362	6,611	1.55%
Dec 31, 2010	426,751	27,342	6.85%
Dec 31, 2009	399,409	954	0.24%
Dec 31, 2008	398,455	11,897	3.08%
Dec 31, 2007	386,558	30,792	8.66%
Dec 31, 2006	355,766	26,393	8.01%
Dec 31, 2005	329,373	372	0.11%
Dec 31, 2004	329,001	9,728	3.05%
Dec 31, 2003	319,273	3,384	1.07%
Dec 31, 2002	315,889	-3,987	-1.25%
Dec 31, 2001	319,876	3,573	1.13%
Dec 31, 2000	316,303	8,902	2.90%
Dec 31, 1999	307,401	16,334	5.61%
Dec 31, 1998	291,067	21,602	8.02%
Dec 31, 1997	269,465	28,850	11.99%
Dec 31, 1996	240,615	15,268	6.78%
Dec 31, 1995	225,347	5,508	2.51%
Dec 31, 1994	219,839	-36,368	-14.19%
Dec 31, 1993	256,207	-45,335	-15.03%
Dec 31, 1992	301,542	-42,854	-12.44%
Dec 31, 1991	344,396	-	-

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.