Company data
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. employees and revenue per employee
HLT · Travel Lodging · $71.9B market cap
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. had 182,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 0.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $12.0B, up 7.7% from a year earlier, or $66K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
182,000
+0.6% YoY
Revenue
$12.0B
+7.7% YoY
Revenue / employee
$66K
Peer median $160K
Rank in industry
4 of 4
Travel Lodging
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 | 182,000 | $12.0B | $66K | +0.6% | +7.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 181,000 | $11.2B | $62K | +1.7% | +9.2% |
| Dec 2023 | 178,000 | $10.2B | $58K | +11.9% | +16.7% |
| Dec 2022 | 159,000 | $8.77B | $55K | +12.0% | +51.6% |
| Dec 2021 | 142,000 | $5.79B | $41K | +0.7% | +34.4% |
| Dec 2020 | 141,000 | $4.31B | $31K | -18.5% | -54.4% |
| Dec 2019 | 173,000 | $9.45B | $55K | +2.4% | +6.1% |
| Dec 2018 | 169,000 | $8.91B | $53K | +3.7% | +161.6% |
| Dec 2017 | 163,000 | $3.40B | $21K | -3.6% | -48.2% |
| Dec 2016 | 169,000 | $6.58B | $39K | — | — |
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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Travel Lodging.
Questions about Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- How many employees does Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. have?
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. reported 182,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 11, 2026. That is up 0.6% from a year earlier.
- What is Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. brought in $12.0B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $66K per employee. That ranks 4 of 4 companies we track in Travel Lodging, where the median is $160K.
- 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 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 11, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell HLT.