Ziff Davis, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

ZD · Advertising Agencies · $2.08B market cap

Ziff Davis, Inc. had 3,900 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 2.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.45B, up 3.5% from a year earlier, or $372K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

3,900

+2.6% YoY

Revenue

$1.45B

+3.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$372K

Peer median $554K

Rank in industry

5 of 8

Advertising Agencies

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
92151210'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 166Staff 161

Hover a year for the numbers.

ZD employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20253,900$1.45B$372K+2.6%+3.5%
Dec 20243,800$1.40B$369K-9.5%+2.8%
Dec 20234,200$1.36B$325K-4.5%-1.9%
Dec 20224,400$1.39B$316K-10.2%-1.8%
Dec 20214,900$1.42B$289K+4.3%+22.3%
Dec 20204,700$1.16B$247K+52.1%-15.5%
Dec 20193,090$1.37B$444K+19.4%+13.6%
Dec 20182,587$1.21B$467K+4.0%+8.0%
Dec 20172,487$1.12B$449K+2.5%+27.9%
Dec 20162,426$874M$360K——

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

Employees, last six fiscal years
4,700'204,900'214,400'224,200'233,800'243,900'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$247K'20$289K'21$316K'22$325K'23$369K'24$372K'25

Ziff Davis, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Advertising Agencies.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
QNST
QuinStreet, Inc.
1,074$1.29B$1.20MEfficient growth
PTRN
Pattern Group Inc. Series A Common Stock
2,300$2.50B$1.09M—
TTD
The Trade Desk, Inc.
3,843$2.90B$754KEfficient growth
MGNI
Magnite, Inc.
971$714M$735KHiring ahead
ZD
Ziff Davis, Inc.
3,900$1.45B$372KEfficient growth
BOC
Boston Omaha Corporation
422$114M$271KLeaner
STGW
Stagwell Inc.
10,951$2.91B$266KLeaner
OMC
Omnicom Group Inc.
120,000$17.3B$144KHiring ahead
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Questions about Ziff Davis, Inc.

How many employees does Ziff Davis, Inc. have?
Ziff Davis, Inc. reported 3,900 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 24, 2026. That is up 2.6% from a year earlier.
What is Ziff Davis, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Ziff Davis, Inc. brought in $1.45B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $372K per employee. That ranks 5 of 8 companies we track in Advertising Agencies, where the median is $554K.
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 Ziff Davis, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 24, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell ZD.