Company data
PayPal Holdings, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
PYPL · Financial - Credit Services · $45.2B market cap
PayPal Holdings, Inc. had 23,800 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 2.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $33.2B, up 4.3% from a year earlier, or $1.39M per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
23,800
-2.5% YoY
Revenue
$33.2B
+4.3% YoY
Revenue / employee
$1.39M
Peer median $1.00M
Rank in industry
4 of 16
Financial - Credit Services
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 | 23,800 | $33.2B | $1.39M | -2.5% | +4.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 24,400 | $31.8B | $1.30M | -10.3% | +6.8% |
| Dec 2023 | 27,200 | $29.8B | $1.09M | -9.0% | +8.2% |
| Dec 2022 | 29,900 | $27.5B | $920K | -3.2% | +8.5% |
| Dec 2021 | 30,900 | $25.4B | $821K | +16.6% | +18.3% |
| Dec 2020 | 26,500 | $21.5B | $810K | +14.2% | +20.7% |
| Dec 2019 | 23,200 | $17.8B | $766K | +6.4% | +15.0% |
| Dec 2018 | 21,800 | $15.5B | $709K | +16.6% | +18.0% |
| Dec 2017 | 18,700 | $13.1B | $700K | +3.3% | +20.8% |
| Dec 2016 | 18,100 | $10.8B | $599K | — | — |
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PayPal Holdings, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Financial - Credit Services.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKRS KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC 4. | 5,043 | $19.5B | $3.86M | Hiring into decline |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 23,800 | $33.2B | $1.39M | Leaner |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. | 10,300 | $12.2B | $1.18M | Contracting |
| V Visa Inc. | 34,100 | $40.0B | $1.17M | Efficient growth |
| AXP American Express Company | 76,800 | $80.5B | $1.05M | Efficient growth |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | 20,000 | $19.1B | $956K | Contracting |
| COF Capital One Financial Corporation | 76,300 | $69.3B | $908K | Hiring ahead |
| MA Mastercard Incorporated | 39,800 | $32.8B | $824K | Efficient growth |
| GPN Global Payments Inc. | 26,000 | $7.71B | $296K | Contracting |
Questions about PayPal Holdings, Inc.
- How many employees does PayPal Holdings, Inc. have?
- PayPal Holdings, Inc. reported 23,800 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 3, 2026. That is down 2.5% from a year earlier.
- What is PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- PayPal Holdings, Inc. brought in $33.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.39M per employee. That ranks 4 of 16 companies we track in Financial - Credit Services, where the median is $1.00M.
- 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 PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 3, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell PYPL.