January 10: The dramatic headcount growth of select companies

Amazon has added 1.4 million employees in the last decade.

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Source: Jon Erlichman
Published: December 2021

The dramatic headcount growth of select companies

Increase in employees in the past decade:

1. Amazon: +1,400,000

2. Starbucks: +234,000

3. Walmart: +200,000

4. Home Depot: +184,000

5. UPS: +142,000

6. Google: +119,000

7. Apple: +94,000

8. Microsoft: +91,000

9. FedEx: +85,000

10. Tesla: +70,000

11. Facebook: +65,000

12. Salesforce: +58,000

13. Nike: +35,000

14. Disney: +34,000

Amazon’s headcount grew by 1,400,000, compared to the other thirteen companies’ combined total of 1,411,000.