Sprout Social, the social media management and analytics provider, employs roughly 1,421 people worldwide. Recent staffing data shows 143 new hires and 195 departures, resulting in a modest net reduction in overall headcount. The figures illustrate an ongoing effort to balance growth initiatives with operational efficiency while continuing to support thousands of customers who rely on the platform for publishing, engagement, and analytics.
Sales and Support is the largest group at Sprout Social with 642 employees, accounting for nearly half of the company’s workforce and underscoring the importance of customer-facing functions. Engineering follows with 319 team members who focus on building and maintaining the core SaaS platform, while Marketing and Product collectively number 201, driving go-to-market strategy and feature development. Smaller but essential groups include Business Management (59), Human Resources (55), Finance and Administration (53), Information Technology (38), Operations (23), and Legal (12). This distribution highlights a balanced organizational structure that supports both product innovation and customer success.
Headquarters operations in Chicago employ 453 people, making it the company’s single largest physical office. Sprout Social also maintains notable hubs in Seattle (73), Dublin (59), Austin (36), Toronto (32), New York (35), San Francisco (27), Los Angeles (19), and Denver (19). A significant contingent—about 668 employees—work remotely or in other distributed locations, reflecting the company’s flexible approach to talent acquisition and workplace geography.