Company Insights/Retail/Best Buy

Best Buy Headcount Insights and Observed Profile Trends

Best Buy has 73,069 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This is a profile coverage measure, not a company-reported workforce total.

Updated September 10, 2026
Observed profiles
73,069
As of July 2026 · -0.6% since August 2025
New hires
1,980
Last 12 months
Founded
1966
Departments
36
32% in Sales
Countries represented
149
4.0% of profiles in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Summary
  • Observed professional profiles decreased by 0.6% from 73,522 in August 2025 to 73,069 in July 2026.
  • Sales is the largest classified department, with 17,234 of 53,780 profiles (32.0%).
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA is the most common reported profile location, representing 4.0% of the 53,780 profiles in the geography snapshot.
  • 1,980 observed hire events appear in the latest 12-month event window.

Best Buy observed profiles over time

The overview and this chart use the same monthly profile series. These observed counts may differ from the company’s total workforce.

Observed professional profile trend

73,61972,94272,264Aug 25Jan 26Jul 26Jul 2673,069

Observed professional profiles decreased by 0.6% across the available monthly window, from 73,522 to 73,069 profiles.

Observed profiles by department

Current professional profiles rank classified departments by observed count.

Population: 53,780 profiles with a department classification from 53,780 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series.

What the data says

Sales is the largest observed department at Best Buy, with 17,234 professional profiles.

Team composition

Sales
32%
17,234
Other
25%
13,502
Information Technology
9%
4,786
Management
8%
4,044
Manufacturing
6%
3,429
Customer Service
4%
2,228
Business Development
3%
1,668
Engineering
2%
978
Administrative
2%
830
Human Resources
1%
722
Marketing
1%
623
Finance
1%
544
Product Management
<1%
352
Project Management
<1%
339
Design
<1%
298
Accounting
<1%
286
Education
<1%
270
Production
<1%
250
Consulting
<1%
218
Quality Assurance
<1%
201
Art / Creative
<1%
195
Health Care Provider
<1%
179
Training
<1%
121
Legal
<1%
107
Writing / Editing
<1%
90
Research
<1%
86
Purchasing
<1%
62
Analyst
<1%
45
Supply Chain
<1%
43
Public Relations
<1%
26
General Business
<1%
9
Strategy / Planning
<1%
8
Distribution
<1%
4
Advertising
<1%
1
HealthCare Provider
<1%
1
Science
<1%
1

Profiles by location

Locations reported on individual profiles show where observed profiles are based. These are profile locations, not a count of company offices.

What the data says

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA is the most common observed profile location for Best Buy in this dataset.

Geographic distribution

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.0%
Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Wisconsin, USA
2.1%
St Paul, Minnesota, USA
1.2%
Minsk, Minsk, BLR
0.9%
New York metropolitan area, Pennsylvania, USA
0.9%

City or region available for 50,902 of 53,780 profiles (94.6%). Percentages use all observed profiles, including those without a known location. Profile data through 2026-08-25.

Profiles by seniority

The profile distribution shows the balance between leadership, management, and individual contributors.

Population: 53,780 profiles with a vendor seniority classification from 53,780 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series. Ambiguous Owner, Partner, Executive, and unavailable labels are grouped as Unclassified.

Vendor-classified seniority mix

Entry level42.3%
22,735
Mid-Senior level21.3%
11,466
Manager14.6%
7,851
Unclassified13.9%
7,483
Senior3.9%
2,096
Associate1.9%
1,009
Director1.1%
587
Internship<1%
352
Vice President (VP)<1%
130
Chief X Officer (CxO)<1%
71

Most common job titles

The most frequent titles in the available profile population show the roles with the greatest visible density.

Counts come from the current observed profile snapshot and are separate from the monthly headcount series.

Role concentration

Sales Associate
24.6%
Sales Advisor
13.5%
Sales Consultant
10.4%
General Manager
9.0%
Customer Service Specialist
8.2%
Sales Specialist
8.0%
Customer Service Representative
7.5%
Geek Squad
7.3%
Inventory Specialist
5.8%
Sales Manager
5.6%

Frequently asked questions

How many professional profiles are observed for Best Buy?

Best Buy has 73,069 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This coverage measure may differ from the company's total workforce.

How has Best Buy's observed professional profile count changed?

Best Buy's observed professional profile count decreased by 0.6% from August 2025 to July 2026, using the same monthly series shown above.

What is the largest department at Best Buy?

Sales is the largest observed department at Best Buy, with 17,234 professional profiles.

How is Best Buy workforce data collected?

Observed profile trends use the latest available monthly professional profile snapshot. Company-reported workforce totals appear separately and only when supported by a primary company source or regulatory filing. Geography uses location information from individual profiles, aggregated separately from verified company headquarters. Data may lag internal company changes.

Methodology

The observed profile metric and trend chart use the same latest available monthly snapshot, with its observation month shown separately from the page update date. Company-reported workforce totals appear only when supported by a primary source and remain separate from profile counts. Geographic distributions use a separate current profile population and person location fields, never company headquarters. Country counts describe countries represented in those profiles, not offices. Location percentages include profiles without a known city or region in their denominator. Department, seniority, and title coverage may differ from the company workforce.

Last verified: September 10, 2026