How Many Employees Does Meta Platforms, Inc. Have?META

As of Dec 31, 2025, Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reports 78,865 employees, an increase of 4,798 people (+6.5%) from the 74,067 reported a year earlier.

Employees · 2025

78,865

reported Dec 31, 2025

1-year change

+6.5%

+4,798 since 2024

5-year change

+34.6%

+20,261 since 2020

Meta Platforms, Inc. employees by year, 2012–2025

Source: Meta Platforms, Inc. SEC filings

META employee growth

Since 2012, Meta Platforms, Inc.'s workforce has grown from 4,619 to 78,865 employees — a 17.1× increase, compounding at 24.4% per year. Its largest expansion came in 2022, when headcount rose by 14,512 (+20.2%). Headcount declined in 1 of the last 13 reported years.

Meta Platforms, Inc. employee count by year

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) employee count by fiscal year with year-over-year change and SEC filing source
Fiscal year	Period end	Employees	Change	YoY	Source
2025	Dec 31, 2025	78,865	+4,798	+6.5%	Filing
2024	Dec 31, 2024	74,067	+6,750	+10.0%	Filing
2023	Dec 31, 2023	67,317	−19,165	−22.2%	Filing
2022	Dec 31, 2022	86,482	+14,512	+20.2%	Filing
2021	Dec 31, 2021	71,970	+13,366	+22.8%	Filing
2020	Dec 31, 2020	58,604	+13,662	+30.4%	Filing
2019	Dec 31, 2019	44,942	+9,355	+26.3%	Filing
2018	Dec 31, 2018	35,587	+10,482	+41.8%	Filing
2017	Dec 31, 2017	25,105	+8,057	+47.3%	Filing
2016	Dec 31, 2016	17,048	+4,357	+34.3%	Filing
2015	Dec 31, 2015	12,691	+3,492	+38.0%	Filing
2014	Dec 31, 2014	9,199	+2,862	+45.2%	Filing
2013	Dec 31, 2013	6,337	+1,718	+37.2%	Filing
2012	Dec 31, 2012	4,619	—	—	Filing

Frequently asked questions

How many employees does Meta Platforms, Inc. have?

Meta Platforms, Inc. has 78,865 employees as of Dec 31, 2025, according to its SEC filings.

How many employees did Meta Platforms, Inc. add in 2025?

Meta Platforms, Inc. added 4,798 employees in the year ending Dec 31, 2025 (+6.5%), going from 74,067 to 78,865.

Is Meta Platforms, Inc. growing its workforce?

Over the last five reported years, Meta Platforms, Inc.'s employee count went from 58,604 (2020) to 78,865 (2025), a change of +34.6%.

Where does this employee data come from?

Employee counts are as reported by Meta Platforms, Inc. in reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), primarily the human capital disclosures in its annual Form 10-K.

Employee counts for other companies

Employee counts are as reported by Meta Platforms, Inc. in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — primarily the human capital disclosures required in annual reports (Form 10-K). Figures are shown at each fiscal period end and may include part-time employees where the company reports them together.

Last updated from a filing dated Jan 29, 2026. This page refreshes automatically when new filings post.