How Many People Work at Google? Headcount and Employee Trends

Google employs roughly 181,000 people across its global operations. In the most recent reporting period the company added just over 8,000 new team members while about 5,400 employees departed, resulting in modest net growth. This balance of hiring and attrition illustrates the scale at which Google continues to refresh talent while maintaining overall stability in its workforce.

Engineering is Google’s largest discipline with about 80,000 employees, accounting for close to 44 % of total headcount and underscoring the company’s reliance on technical expertise. Business Management (around 26,000 employees) and Marketing & Product (roughly 21,000) follow, representing 14 % and 11 % of the workforce, respectively. Sales & Support teams make up about 10 %, while Finance & Administration, Information Technology, Operations, Human Resources, and Program & Project Management collectively account for the remaining share. The hiring data show that each of these groups experienced fresh additions, with Engineering receiving the largest absolute influx, mirroring Google’s continued investment in research, infrastructure, and new product development.

Headcount is widely distributed, reflecting Google’s multi-hub strategy. The San Francisco Bay Area hosts approximately 35,000 employees—roughly one-fifth of the workforce—followed by New York City with more than 14,000. Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago, London, Bengaluru, and Dublin each support sizable offices ranging from about 1,300 to 5,800 employees. A majority of staff—over 60 %—reside in a broad mix of additional global locations grouped under “Other,” demonstrating Google’s expansive international footprint and emphasis on regional presence near customers and talent pools.