How many employees does Uber have? Headcount by year from its 10-K

This page is for sellers, analysts and anyone who needs an Uber headcount they can cite: the latest number, what it counts and how it has moved. Sites that estimate headcount from online profiles often mix in drivers, or miss parts of the company. Every number here comes from Uber's annual report on Form 10-K or other documents it filed with the SEC.

Uber employees by year

Uber reports its headcount once a year, as of December 31, in the Human Capital section of its 10-K. A risk factor on international operations gives the number outside the US.

Each filing gives the figures as "approximately", rounded to the nearest hundred. The changes and the US figures are our arithmetic. The filings don't explain why the split moved so sharply between 2021 and 2022, when the US figure fell 3,400 while the total rose 3,500. Uber's 10-Qs and earnings releases don't report headcount, so the 2025 10-K holds the latest company figure until the 2026 10-K, due around February 2027.

What the number includes

• Uber and its subsidiaries. The 10-K says "we and our subsidiaries had approximately 34,000 employees globally," in a company that operates in more than 70 countries. The filing doesn't say whether the count is full-time only or how part-time staff are treated.
• Not drivers or couriers. The 10-K defines Mobility Drivers as "independent providers of ride services" and says "We believe that Drivers are independent contractors," pointing to their freedom to choose when and where they work. They're outside the count however many there are, which is why Uber's headcount is small next to the work its platform handles.
• Not Freight carriers or merchants. Shippers, carriers and restaurants on Uber's platforms are customers or partners, not employees.
• Union agreements for earners, not staff. The Human Capital section describes a renewed agreement with the International Transport Workers' Federation, "a democratic, affiliate-led federation of over 700 transport workers' unions." It concerns drivers and couriers, who aren't in the employee count.
• A point-in-time count on December 31, not an average.

What changed and why

2020: pandemic cuts

On May 6, 2020 Uber announced plans to cut its customer support and recruiting teams "by approximately 3,700 full-time employee roles." On May 18 it filed an 8-K saying it "expects to reduce its workforce by approximately 3,000 full-time employee roles," with $175 million to $220 million of charges and site closures. The 2020 10-K puts the total at "approximately 6,700 full-time employee roles." Year-end headcount fell 4,100. Uber also completed the acquisition of Postmates on December 1, 2020.

2021 and 2022: acquisitions and recovery

Headcount rose 6,500 in 2021, the year Uber completed the acquisition of Transplace, a freight logistics company, and another 3,500 in 2022.

2023 to 2025: smaller, then growing

Headcount fell 2,400 in 2023. The filings don't give a cause, saying only in general terms that "we have implemented several reductions in workforce and restructurings, and may in the future implement other reductions in workforce." Growth resumed in 2024. For 2025 the 10-K attributes part of the cost growth in operations and support, sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative to employee headcount, including a "$313 million increase in employee headcount costs" in research and development.

Revenue per employee

Uber's 2025 revenue was $52,017 million. Divided by the year-end headcount, that's $52,017 million ÷ 34,000 = about $1.53 million per employee (our calculation).

Revenue nearly tripled between 2021 and 2025 while headcount rose 16%, which is what a platform business looks like when the people doing the trips aren't employees. By segment, Mobility brought in $29,670 million in 2025 (57%), Delivery $17,248 million (33%) and Freight $5,099 million (10%). Uber doesn't report headcount by segment. For other companies measured this way, see the highest revenue per employee list.

Selling to a company this size

General guidance on how technology companies of 34,000 people buy, not a description of Uber's internal processes.

• Pick the business. Mobility, Delivery and Freight have their own leaders, metrics and tools. Freight buys like a logistics company; Delivery buys like a marketplace.
• Think in markets. With 60% of employees outside the US, many decisions sit with regional or country teams. Find the region where your product fits first.
• Expect engineering buyers. A company that builds its own platform will compare your product with building it in-house. Show the time and cost of doing it themselves.
• Land with one team. Win where the problem is sharpest and use the result to reach the next team: the land and expand motion.
• Name the people. Work out who signs, who uses and who can block. Our guide to finding decision makers shows how.

Mapping which team owns your problem is the slow part with an account like this. Bebop researches each account and suggests who to talk to and the angle to open with; check what it finds against the company's filings.

How to check Uber's headcount yourself

1. Search SEC EDGAR for Uber Technologies, Inc. (CIK 1543151) and open the latest 10-K, filed each February.
2. In Item 1, Business, find Human Capital. The first paragraph gives the employee count and its date.
3. In Item 1A, Risk Factors, search for "global employees" for the number located outside the US.
4. Before comparing with another company, remember that drivers and couriers aren't in Uber's count.

Next step: see how Uber compares with other platform and software businesses on our list of the largest tech companies.