Number of Google Employees (2024)

Since its founding in 1998, Google has grown from a small startup to a global tech company, and the number of employees has expanded dramatically alongside its success.

Today, Google employs thousands of people around the world. But exactly how many work for this search engine giant?

In this report, we dive deeper into the latest Google employee stats, data, and trends.

Top Google Employees Statistics

• Google has 182,502 full-time employees.
• Since 2001, Google has increased its workforce by 110,900 employees, or 64,161%.
• Around 2 out of 3 (65.9%) Google employees are male.
• 91% of Google’s total workforce is White or Asian.

How Many People Work At Google?

According to the latest available data, there are 182,502 total full-time Alphabet (Google) employees.

Despite being one of the world's most valuable companies, Google is not ranked in the top 100 in terms of total employees.

Source: Stock Analysis, Statista

Number Of Google Employees Over Time

Between 2001 and 2010, the number of Google employees increased by approximately 24,200, from 284 to 24,400.

However, this figure exploded over the next ten years. From 2010 to 2020, Google added an additional 110,900 employees.

Since Google was founded in 1998, the company’s employee headcount has only experienced three yearly declines in 25 years.

Since 2001, the number of Google employees has increased by over 182,000, or 64,161%.

Here’s a more detailed breakdown of the number of Google employees over time:

Year	Google Employees	YoY Change	YoY Change (%)
2001	284	-	-
2002	682	398	140.1%
2003	1,628	946	138.7%
2004	3,021	1,393	85.6%
2005	5,680	2,659	88.0%
2006	10,700	5,020	88.4%
2007	16,805	6,105	57.1%
2008	20,222	3,417	20.3%
2009	19,835	-387	-1.9%
2010	24,400	4,565	23.0%
2011	32,467	8,067	33.1%
2012	53,861	21,394	65.9%
2013	47,756	-6,105	-11.3%
2014	53,600	5,844	12.2%
2015	61,814	8,214	15.3%
2016	72,053	10,239	16.6%
2017	88,110	16,057	22.3%
2018	98,771	10,661	12.1%
2019	118,899	20,128	20.4%
2020	135,301	16,402	13.8%
2021	156,500	21,199	15.7%
2022	190,234	33,734	21.6%
2023	182,502	-7,732	-4.1%

Source: Stock Analysis, Statista

Google Workforce By Gender

For every woman who works for Google, there are approximately 2 men employed.

However, Google’s female workforce has grown steadily over the last ten years. Based on the latest 2023 data, 65.9% of Google’s workforce is male, while 34.1% is female.

In 2014, the figure was much lower. Males accounted for 69.4% of the company’s workforce, while females made up 30.6%.

Below, you can find more details on Google's workforce by gender over time:

Year	Male	Change Over Year	Female	Change Over Year
2014	69.4%	-	30.6%	-
2015	69.4%	0.0%	30.6%	0.0%
2016	69.4%	0.0%	30.6%	0.0%
2017	69.2%	-0.2%	30.8%	0.2%
2018	69.1%	-0.1%	30.9%	0.1%
2019	68.4%	-0.7%	31.6%	0.7%
2020	67.5%	-0.9%	32.5%	0.9%
2021	66.3%	-1.2%	33.7%	1.2%
2022	66.1%	-0.2%	33.9%	0.2%
2023	65.9%	-0.2%	34.1%	0.2%

Source: Statista

Google Workforce By Ethnicity

According to Google's 2023 data, the largest % of Google employees are white at 46.2%.

Asian Google employees make up 44.8% of the company's workforce, while Hispanic/Latino account for 7.3%.

Below, we take a closer look at how Google's employees by ethnicity have changed since 2017:

Ethnicity	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Asian	36.30%	38.10%	39.80%	41.90%	42.30%	43.20%	44.80%
African American	2.80%	3%	3.30%	3.70%	4.40%	5.30%	5.60%
Latino	5.30%	5.30%	5.70%	5.90%	6.40%	6.90%	7.30%
Native American	0.80%	0.30%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%
White	58.50%	56.60%	54.40%	51.70%	50.40%	48.30%	46.20%

And here’s a breakdown of Google’s workforce by ethnicity and department according to the latest available data.

Ethnicity	Tech	Non-tech	Leadership
Asian	50.90%	25.80%	32.30%
African American	4.10%	10.60%	5.20%
Hispanic/Latino	6.20%	10.80%	4.30%
Native American	0.70%	1.40%	0.80%
White	42.20%	58.20%	60.30%

Source: Statista, Statista

Google Workforce by Role

The distribution of gender and ethnicity at Google varies depending on an individual's job role and department.

For example, males (67.6%) dominate leadership roles (in the US) at Google. And approximately 59.6% of Google employees in leadership roles are White.

Below, we list Google's overall workforce representation data by ethnicity and gender since 2017:

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Male (US)	70.50%	70.20%	69.00%	68.40%	67.80%	66.50%	66.10%	66.20%
Female (US)	29.50%	29.80%	31.00%	31.60%	32.20%	33.50%	33.90%	33.80%
Male (Global)	69.20%	69.10%	68.40%	68.00%	67.50%	66.10%	65.90%	65.90%
Female (Global)	30.80%	30.90%	31.60%	32.00%	32.50%	33.90%	34.10%	34.10%
White	58.50%	56.60%	54.40%	51.70%	50.40%	48.30%	46.20%	45.30%
Asian	36.30%	38.10%	39.80%	41.90%	42.30%	43.20%	44.80%	45.70%
African American	2.80%	3.00%	3.30%	3.70%	4.40%	5.30%	5.60%	5.70%
Latino	5.30%	5.30%	5.70%	5.90%	6.40%	6.90%	7.30%	7.50%
Native American	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%	0.80%	0.90%

And here’s how Google’s workforce has changed by department between 2017 and 2024:

Tech

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Male (US)	79.40%	78.30%	76.90%	76.00%	75.20%	73.90%	73.40%	72.80%
Female (US)	20.60%	21.70%	23.10%	24.00%	24.80%	26.10%	26.70%	27.20%
Male (Global)	80.20%	79.20%	77.90%	77.10%	76.30%	75.10%	74.70%	74.10%
Female (Global)	19.80%	20.80%	22.10%	23.00%	23.70%	24.90%	25.30%	25.90%
White	55.90%	53.50%	51.10%	48.20%	46.80%	44.50%	42.40%	41.50%
Asian	40.90%	42.90%	45.00%	47.30%	47.90%	49.20%	50.90%	51.40%
African American	1.80%	2.00%	2.20%	2.50%	3.10%	3.70%	4.10%	4.20%
Latino	4.20%	4.40%	4.70%	4.80%	5.40%	5.90%	6.20%	6.50%
Native American	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	0.70%	0.70%

Non-Tech

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Male (US)	47.50%	47.50%	45.90%	45.20%	45.60%	44.40%	43.70%	43.70%
Female (US)	52.50%	52.50%	54.10%	54.80%	54.40%	55.60%	56.30%	56.30%
Male (Global)	50.60%	50.10%	49.00%	48.60%	48.90%	47.60%	46.90%	46.90%
Female (Global)	49.50%	49.90%	51.00%	51.40%	51.10%	52.50%	53.10%	53.20%
White	65.50%	65.00%	63.70%	62.30%	61.30%	59.50%	58.20%	58.00%
Asian	24.70%	24.60%	24.90%	25.60%	25.50%	25.60%	25.80%	26.10%
African American	5.60%	5.90%	6.60%	7.30%	8.50%	10.00%	10.60%	10.60%
Latino	8.20%	8.50%	9.10%	9.40%	9.60%	10.10%	10.80%	10.90%
Native American	1.30%	1.30%	1.50%	1.40%	1.30%	1.30%	1.40%	1.30%

Leadership

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Male (US)	75.80%	74.70%	73.60%	73.10%	71.90%	69.50%	67.80%	67.60%
Female (US)	24.20%	25.30%	26.40%	26.90%	28.10%	30.50%	32.20%	32.40%
Male (Global)	75.50%	74.50%	73.90%	73.30%	71.90%	69.40%	67.80%	67.20%
Female (Global)	24.50%	25.50%	26.10%	26.70%	28.10%	30.60%	32.20%	32.80%
White	69.60%	68.90%	66.60%	65.90%	65.50%	62.00%	60.30%	59.60%
Asian	27.10%	27.30%	28.90%	29.60%	29.40%	31.20%	32.30%	33.30%
African American	2.00%	2.40%	2.60%	2.60%	3.00%	4.70%	5.20%	5.10%
Latino	2.40%	2.70%	3.30%	3.70%	3.90%	4.10%	4.30%	4.30%
Native American	0.80%	0.80%	0.70%	0.50%	0.60%	0.70%	0.80%	0.80%

Source: Google

Conclusion

Despite a recent drop in Google's employee numbers, past trends point to a growing workforce at one of the world's largest and most valuable companies.

To learn about more statistics on related topics, take a look at our Number of Amazon Employees and Number of Nvidia Employees posts.