TickerTools

How Many Employees Does Tesla, Inc. Have?TSLA

As of Dec 31, 2025, Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) reports 134,785 employees, an increase of 9,120 people (+7.3%) from the 125,665 reported a year earlier.

Employees · 2025

134,785

reported

1-year change

+7.3%

+9,120 since 2024

5-year change

+90.5%

+64,028 since 2020

Tesla, Inc. employees by year, 2011–2025

Source: Tesla, Inc. SEC filings

50k 100k 150k 200k 2011 · 1,417 employees (+568%) 2012 · 2,964 employees (+109%) 2013 · 5,859 employees (+97.7%) 2014 · 10,161 employees (+73.4%) 2015 · 13,058 employees (+28.5%) 2016 · 17,782 employees (+36.2%) 2017 · 37,543 employees (+111%) 2018 · 48,817 employees (+30.0%) 2019 · 48,016 employees (−1.6%) 2020 · 70,757 employees (+47.4%) 2021 · 99,290 employees (+40.3%) 2022 · 127,855 employees (+28.8%) 2023 · 140,473 employees (+9.9%) 2024 · 125,665 employees (−10.5%) 2025 · 134,785 employees (+7.3%) FY11 FY13 FY15 FY17 FY19 FY21 FY23 FY25 134,785

TSLA employee growth

Since 2011, Tesla, Inc.'s workforce has grown from 1,417 to 134,785 employees — a 95.1× increase, compounding at 38.5% per year. Its largest expansion came in 2022, when headcount rose by 28,565 (+28.8%). Headcount declined in 2 of the last 15 reported years.

Tesla, Inc. employee count by year

Fiscal year Period end Employees Change YoY Source
2025134,785+9,120+7.3%Filing
2024125,665−14,808−10.5%Filing
2023140,473+12,618+9.9%Filing
2022127,855+28,565+28.8%Filing
202199,290+28,533+40.3%Filing
202070,757+22,741+47.4%Filing
201948,016−801−1.6%Filing
201848,817+11,274+30.0%Filing
201737,543+19,761+111%Filing
201617,782+4,724+36.2%Filing
201513,058+2,897+28.5%Filing
201410,161+4,302+73.4%Filing
20135,859+2,895+97.7%Filing
20122,964+1,547+109%Filing
20111,417+1,205+568%Filing

Frequently asked questions

How many employees does Tesla, Inc. have?

Tesla, Inc. has 134,785 employees as of Dec 31, 2025, according to its SEC filings.

How many employees did Tesla, Inc. add in 2025?

Tesla, Inc. added 9,120 employees in the year ending Dec 31, 2025 (+7.3%), going from 125,665 to 134,785.

Is Tesla, Inc. growing its workforce?

Over the last five reported years, Tesla, Inc.'s employee count went from 70,757 (2020) to 134,785 (2025), a change of +90.5%.

Where does this employee data come from?

Employee counts are as reported by Tesla, 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 Tesla, 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 . This page refreshes automatically when new filings post.