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NVIDIA (NVDA) Number of Employees 1996-2026

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This is a financial data reference tracking NVIDIA's employee headcount, tangentially relevant to AI safety discussions about compute concentration and the role of key hardware suppliers in AI development.

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This page tracks NVIDIA Corporation's historical employee headcount data over time. It provides quantitative workforce data relevant to understanding NVIDIA's organizational growth alongside its increasing dominance in AI compute hardware.

Key Points

  • Tracks NVIDIA's employee count growth over multiple years, reflecting the company's rapid expansion
  • NVIDIA's workforce growth correlates with its increasing role as the dominant supplier of AI training hardware (GPUs)
  • Useful as a proxy metric for understanding NVIDIA's organizational capacity and investment in AI infrastructure
  • Employee data can contextualize NVIDIA's ability to scale compute supply for AI development

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NVIDIAHeadcount36,000Jan 2025
NVIDIAHeadcount42,000Jan 2026

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NVIDIA (NVDA) Number of Employees 1996-2026 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Collapse NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) NASDAQ: NVDA · Real-Time Price · USD Full Chart Watchlist Compare 177.64 +0.25 (0.14%) At close: Apr 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT 176.75 -0.89 (-0.50%) After-hours: Apr 6, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT NVIDIA Employees

 NVIDIA had 42,000 employees as of January 25, 2026. The number of employees increased by 6,000 or 16.67% compared to the previous year. 

 Employees 42,000 Change (1Y) 6,000 Growth (1Y) 16.67% Revenue / Employee $5,141,381 Profits / Employee $2,858,738 Market Cap 4.32T Employees Chart

 Total Change Growth Employees History 

 Download Date Employees Change (1Y) Growth (1Y) Jan 25, 2026 42,000 6,000 16.67% Jan 26, 2025 36,000 6,400 21.62% Jan 28, 2024 29,600 3,404 12.99% Jan 29, 2023 26,196 3,723 16.57% Jan 30, 2022 22,473 3,498 18.43% Jan 31, 2021 18,975 5,200 37.75% Jan 26, 2020 13,775 498 3.75% Jan 27, 2019 13,277 1,749 15.17% Jan 28, 2018 11,528 1,229 11.93% Jan 29, 2017 10,299 1,072 11.62% Jan 31, 2016 9,227 -1 -0.01% Jan 25, 2015 9,228 420 4.77% Jan 26, 2014 8,808 834 10.46% Jan 27, 2013 7,974 841 11.79% Jan 29, 2012 7,133 1,104 18.31% Jan 30, 2011 6,029 323 5.66% Jan 31, 2010 5,706 286 5.28% Jan 25, 2009 5,420 435 8.73% Mar 21, 2008 4,985 902 22.09% Jan 28, 2007 4,083 1,346 49.18% Jan 29, 2006 2,737 636 30.27% Jan 30, 2005 2,101 276 15.12% Jan 25, 2004 1,825 312 20.62% Jan 26, 2003 1,513 390 34.73% Jan 27, 2002 1,123 327 41.08% Jan 28, 2001 796 404 103.06% Jan 30, 2000 392 144 58.06% Jan 31, 1999 248 156 169.57% Dec 31, 1997 92 50 119.05% Dec 31, 1996 42 - - Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources. Related Stocks

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