Yum! Brands number of employees

Yum! Brands reported 23,000 employees at December 31, 2021 in its latest annual report. Revenue per employee was $286,261.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2021	23,000	—	$286,261	10-K, filed February 23, 2022

What the annual reports say

Human Capital Management Overview As of December 31, 2021, the Company and its subsidiaries employed approximately 36,000 persons, including approximately 23,000 employees in the U.S. and approximately 13,000 employees outside the U.S. 2021 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 Yum! Brands's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Yum! Brands.