How Many People Work at Apple? Headcount and Employee Trends

Apple is a consumer electronics company with a global workforce of 120,485 employees. The company reports 3,025 new hires and 2,691 departures, a net increase of 334 employees. Headcount is distributed across large technical, business, and operations teams that support its hardware, software, and services offerings.

Engineering is the largest group with 49,812 employees, about 41% of the company’s workforce. Business Management (18,157; ~15%), Sales and Support (11,070; ~9%), and Marketing and Product (8,544; ~7%) make up much of the remaining headcount, alongside Operations (7,895; ~7%) and Finance and Administration (7,463; ~6%). Information Technology (4,343; ~4%), Consulting (4,199; ~3%), and Human Resources (2,951; ~2%) round out the corporate and enablement functions, with an “Other” category totaling 6,051 employees (~5%). Overall, the mix shows a sizable technical core complemented by substantial customer-facing and administrative teams.

The workforce is widely distributed, with 73,698 employees categorized under Other locations, roughly 61% of total headcount. Among named hubs, San Francisco (15,043; ~12%), Cupertino (6,643; ~6%), and Austin (6,468; ~5%) are the largest. Additional concentrations include San Jose (4,848; ~4%), Los Angeles (3,737; ~3%), New York (3,716; ~3%), Sunnyvale (2,339; ~2%), San Diego (2,007; ~2%), and Santa Clara (1,986; ~2%). This footprint reflects broad coverage across California and significant teams in Texas and New York.