How many employees does Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. have?

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. reported 35,500 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is up 1.4% from a year earlier.

What is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. brought in $37.3B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.05M per employee. That ranks 12 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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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

WBD · Entertainment · $77.6B market cap

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. had 35,500 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 1.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $37.3B, down 5.1% from a year earlier, or $1.05M per employee. Revenue fell while headcount grew.

Employees

35,500

+1.4% YoY

Revenue

$37.3B

-5.1% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.05M

Peer median $1.42M

Rank in industry

12 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.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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WBD employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	35,500	$37.3B	$1.05M	+1.4%	-5.1%
Dec 2024	35,000	$39.3B	$1.12M	-0.8%	-4.8%
Dec 2023	35,300	$41.3B	$1.17M	-5.9%	+22.2%
Dec 2022	37,500	$33.8B	$902K	+240.9%	+177.4%
Dec 2021	11,000	$12.2B	$1.11M	+12.2%	+14.2%
Dec 2020	9,800	$10.7B	$1.09M	+6.5%	-4.2%
Dec 2019	9,200	$11.1B	$1.21M	+2.2%	+5.6%
Dec 2018	9,000	$10.6B	$1.17M	+28.6%	+53.5%
Dec 2017	7,000	$6.87B	$982K	+0.0%	+5.8%
Dec 2016	7,000	$6.50B	$928K	—	—

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

Warner Bros. Discovery, 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

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Questions about Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

How many employees does Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. have?: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. reported 35,500 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is up 1.4% from a year earlier.
What is Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. brought in $37.3B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.05M per employee. That ranks 12 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 Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 27, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell WBD.