As of Dec 31, 2025, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) reports 16,000 employees, an increase of 2,000 people (+14.3%) from the 14,000 reported a year earlier.
Employees · 2025
16,000
reported
1-year change
+14.3%
+2,000 since 2024
5-year change
+70.2%
+6,600 since 2020
Source: Netflix, Inc. SEC filings
Since 2011, Netflix, Inc.'s workforce has grown from 2,348 to 16,000 employees — a 6.8× increase, compounding at 14.7% per year. Its largest expansion came in 2025, when headcount rose by 2,000 (+14.3%). Headcount declined in 2 of the last 15 reported years.
| Fiscal year | Period end | Employees | Change | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,000 | +2,000 | +14.3% | Filing | |
| 2024 | 14,000 | +1,000 | +7.7% | Filing | |
| 2023 | 13,000 | +200 | +1.6% | Filing | |
| 2022 | 12,800 | +1,500 | +13.3% | Filing | |
| 2021 | 11,300 | +1,900 | +20.2% | Filing | |
| 2020 | 9,400 | +800 | +9.3% | Filing | |
| 2019 | 8,600 | +1,500 | +21.1% | Filing | |
| 2018 | 7,100 | +1,600 | +29.1% | Filing | |
| 2017 | 5,500 | +800 | +17.0% | Filing | |
| 2016 | 4,700 | +1,000 | +27.0% | Filing | |
| 2015 | 3,700 | +1,511 | +69.0% | Filing | |
| 2014 | 2,189 | +167 | +8.3% | Filing | |
| 2013 | 2,022 | −23 | −1.1% | Filing | |
| 2012 | 2,045 | −303 | −12.9% | Filing | |
| 2011 | 2,348 | +168 | +7.7% | Filing |
Netflix, Inc. has 16,000 employees as of Dec 31, 2025, according to its SEC filings.
Netflix, Inc. added 2,000 employees in the year ending Dec 31, 2025 (+14.3%), going from 14,000 to 16,000.
Over the last five reported years, Netflix, Inc.'s employee count went from 9,400 (2020) to 16,000 (2025), a change of +70.2%.
Employee counts are as reported by Netflix, Inc. in reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), primarily the human capital disclosures in its annual Form 10-K.
Employee counts are as reported by Netflix, Inc. in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — primarily the human capital disclosures required in annual reports (Form 10-K). Figures are shown at each fiscal period end and may include part-time employees where the company reports them together.
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