How many employees does Booking Holdings Inc. have?

Booking Holdings Inc. reported 24,300 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 18, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.

What is Booking Holdings Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Booking Holdings Inc. brought in $26.9B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.11M per employee. That ranks 3 of 7 companies we track in Travel Services, where the median is $921K.

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.

Company data

Booking Holdings Inc. employees and revenue per employee

BKNG · Travel Services · $123.2B market cap

Booking Holdings Inc. had 24,300 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $26.9B, up 13.4% from a year earlier, or $1.11M per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

24,300

+0.0% YoY

Revenue

$26.9B

+13.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.11M

Peer median $921K

Rank in industry

3 of 7

Travel Services

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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BKNG employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	24,300	$26.9B	$1.11M	+0.0%	+13.4%
Dec 2024	24,300	$23.7B	$977K	+3.0%	+11.1%
Dec 2023	23,600	$21.4B	$905K	+9.3%	+25.0%
Dec 2022	21,600	$17.1B	$791K	+6.4%	+56.0%
Dec 2021	20,300	$11.0B	$540K	+0.0%	+61.2%
Dec 2020	20,300	$6.80B	$335K	-23.1%	-54.9%
Dec 2019	26,400	$15.1B	$571K	+7.8%	+3.7%
Dec 2018	24,500	$14.5B	$593K	+7.0%	+14.6%
Dec 2017	22,900	$12.7B	$554K	+23.8%	+18.0%
Dec 2016	18,500	$10.7B	$581K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Booking Holdings Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Travel Services.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.	5,300	$9.83B	$1.85M	Efficient growth
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.	8,200	$12.3B	$1.50M	Hiring ahead
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.	24,300	$26.9B	$1.11M	Leaner
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.	16,000	$14.7B	$921K	Leaner
CCL Carnival Corporation & plc	101,000	$26.6B	$264K	Efficient growth
RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	108,000	$17.9B	$166K	Efficient growth
GBTG Global Business Travel Group, Inc.	27,000	$2.72B	$101K	Hiring ahead

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Questions about Booking Holdings Inc.

How many employees does Booking Holdings Inc. have?: Booking Holdings Inc. reported 24,300 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 18, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
What is Booking Holdings Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Booking Holdings Inc. brought in $26.9B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.11M per employee. That ranks 3 of 7 companies we track in Travel Services, where the median is $921K.
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 Booking Holdings Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 18, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell BKNG.