Company data
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
LYV · Entertainment · $39.3B market cap
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. had 17,700 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 9.3% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $25.2B, up 8.8% from a year earlier, or $1.42M per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.
Employees
17,700
+9.3% YoY
Revenue
$25.2B
+8.8% YoY
Revenue / employee
$1.42M
Peer median $1.42M
Rank in industry
8 of 15
Entertainment
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 | 17,700 | $25.2B | $1.42M | +9.3% | +8.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 16,200 | $23.2B | $1.43M | +10.2% | +1.9% |
| Dec 2023 | 14,700 | $22.7B | $1.55M | +14.8% | +36.2% |
| Dec 2022 | 12,800 | $16.7B | $1.30M | +25.5% | +166.1% |
| Dec 2021 | 10,200 | $6.27B | $615K | +24.4% | +236.8% |
| Dec 2020 | 8,200 | $1.86B | $227K | -21.9% | -83.9% |
| Dec 2019 | 10,500 | $11.5B | $1.10M | +10.5% | +7.0% |
| Dec 2018 | 9,500 | $10.8B | $1.14M | +8.0% | +11.4% |
| Dec 2017 | 8,800 | $9.69B | $1.10M | +6.0% | +23.8% |
| Dec 2016 | 8,300 | $7.83B | $943K | — | — |
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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Entertainment.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX Netflix, Inc. | 16,000 | $45.2B | $2.82M | Efficient growth |
| PSKY Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock | 17,600 | $29.2B | $1.66M | — |
| FOX Fox Corporation | 10,550 | $17.1B | $1.62M | Efficient growth |
| FOXA Fox Corporation | 10,550 | $17.1B | $1.62M | Efficient growth |
| LYV Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | 17,700 | $25.2B | $1.42M | Hiring ahead |
| ROKU Roku, Inc. | 3,600 | $4.74B | $1.32M | Efficient growth |
| WMG Warner Music Group Corp. | 5,500 | $6.71B | $1.22M | Leaner |
| WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | 35,500 | $37.3B | $1.05M | Hiring into decline |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | 231,000 | $94.4B | $409K | Leaner |
Questions about Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- How many employees does Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. have?
- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. reported 17,700 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is up 9.3% from a year earlier.
- What is Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. brought in $25.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.42M per employee. That ranks 8 of 15 companies we track in Entertainment, where the median is $1.42M.
- 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 Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 19, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell LYV.