PayPal number of employees

PayPal reported 23,800 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 600 (2.5%) on the year before. That compares with 29,900 at December 31, 2022. Revenue per employee was $1.4m.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	23,800	−600 (2.5%)	$1.4m	10-K, filed February 3, 2026
December 31, 2024	24,400	−2,800 (10.3%)	$1.3m	10-K, filed February 4, 2025
December 31, 2023	27,200	−2,700 (9.0%)	$1.1m	10-K, filed February 8, 2024
December 31, 2022	29,900	—	$920,334	10-K, filed February 10, 2023

What the annual reports say

As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 23,800 people globally, with 46% in the Americas, 42% in Asia-Pacific, and 12% in Europe and the Middle East. 2025 annual report
As of December 31, 2024, we employed approximately 24,400 people globally, with 44% in the Americas, 44% in Asia-Pacific, and 12% in Europe and the Middle East. 2024 annual report
As of December 31, 2023, we employed approximately 27,200 people globally, with 45% in the Americas, 42% in Asia-Pacific, and 13% in Europe and the Middle East. 2023 annual report
As of December 31, 2022, we employed approximately 29,900 people globally, with 44% in the Americas, 43% in Asia-Pacific, and 13% in Europe and the Middle East. 2022 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from PayPal's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to PayPal.