Adobe employs roughly 22,300 people worldwide and continues to expand its workforce as hiring outpaces departures. Net headcount growth underscores ongoing investment in its Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud businesses. The talent mix spans engineering, product, go-to-market, and corporate roles, giving the company the scale needed to innovate and support a broad customer base.
Engineering is Adobe’s largest function with about 8,046 employees, or just over one-third of the total workforce. Sales & Support (4,201) and Marketing & Product (4,098) make up the next-largest groups, indicating a balanced emphasis on customer acquisition and product strategy. Business Management (1,486) and Finance & Administration (1,272) provide operational oversight, while IT, Operations, Human Resources, and Consulting collectively account for another 2,308 employees. Overall, Adobe added 1,762 new team members while 1,445 departed, resulting in net growth across most departments.
Adobe maintains a distributed footprint anchored in North America, India, and key U.S. tech hubs. San Francisco hosts the largest cluster with about 4,533 employees, complemented by a long-standing presence in San Jose and other Bay Area sites. Bengaluru leads international headcount at 851 employees, with Noida (548) and Delhi (369) further strengthening the company’s India operations. Additional concentrations in New York (1,125), Seattle (769), Lehi (412), Austin (309), and London (269) highlight Adobe’s access to diverse talent pools, while 13,179 employees work across other remote and regional locations around the globe.