Company data
American Tower Corporation employees and revenue per employee
AMT · REIT - Specialty · $75.6B market cap
American Tower Corporation had 4,866 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 3.7% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $10.6B, up 5.1% from a year earlier, or $2.19M per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
4,866
+3.7% YoY
Revenue
$10.6B
+5.1% YoY
Revenue / employee
$2.19M
Peer median $896K
Rank in industry
2 of 10
REIT - Specialty
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 4,866 | $10.6B | $2.19M | +3.7% | +5.1% |
| Dec 2024 | 4,691 | $10.1B | $2.16M | -16.9% | +1.1% |
| Dec 2023 | 5,643 | $10.0B | $1.77M | -11.7% | +3.8% |
| Dec 2022 | 6,391 | $9.65B | $1.51M | +0.2% | +3.1% |
| Dec 2021 | 6,378 | $9.36B | $1.47M | +13.5% | +16.4% |
| Dec 2020 | 5,618 | $8.04B | $1.43M | +3.0% | +6.1% |
| Dec 2019 | 5,454 | $7.58B | $1.39M | +8.5% | +1.9% |
| Dec 2018 | 5,026 | $7.44B | $1.48M | +5.8% | +11.6% |
| Dec 2017 | 4,752 | $6.66B | $1.40M | +5.4% | +15.2% |
| Dec 2016 | 4,507 | $5.79B | $1.28M | — | — |
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American Tower Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from REIT - Specialty.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMT American Tower Corporation | 4,866 | $10.6B | $2.19M | Efficient growth |
| SBAC SBA Communications Corporation | 1,844 | $2.82B | $1.53M | Hiring ahead |
| DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 4,282 | $6.11B | $1.43M | Efficient growth |
| CCI Crown Castle Inc. | 4,000 | $4.26B | $1.07M | Hiring into decline |
| WY Weyerhaeuser Company | 9,517 | $6.91B | $726K | Hiring into decline |
| EQIX Equinix, Inc. | 13,716 | $9.26B | $675K | Efficient growth |
| LAMR Lamar Advertising Company | 3,500 | $2.27B | $647K | Leaner |
| UNIT Uniti Group Inc. | 8,632 | $2.23B | $259K | — |
| IRM Iron Mountain Incorporated | 29,400 | $6.90B | $235K | Efficient growth |
Questions about American Tower Corporation
- How many employees does American Tower Corporation have?
- American Tower Corporation reported 4,866 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 24, 2026. That is up 3.7% from a year earlier.
- What is American Tower Corporation's revenue per employee?
- American Tower Corporation brought in $10.6B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $2.19M per employee. That ranks 2 of 10 companies we track in REIT - Specialty, where the median is $896K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in American Tower Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 24, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell AMT.