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Freshworks

HQ San Mateo, USFounded 2010publicWebsite @Freshworks
Composite score
35.4
rank #11 · cuts
Headcount
5.2k
0.0%
90d change
-0.5%
Funding events (90d)
0
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$500M-$1B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$144k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
15.9%
within typical band
Average tenure
3.1 yrs
long — sticky culture
Time since last raise
no rounds on record
LinkedIn followers
1.2M
brand reach

Hiring flow · Freshworks

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
1,793
-2%
Support
713
+1%
Sales
444
+8%
Product
411
+3%
Analyst
343
+3%
Operations
216
+3%
Marketing
213
+5%
Human Resources
194
-3%
Other
543

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
No recent mentions across our tracked sources.

Events

Layoff · 5.5% (320 roles)
Departures in 2024-11: 423 vs 6-mo baseline of 103.5 (4.09× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago

Score history

2026-05-18
35.4
rank #11
2026-05-11
35.4
rank #11
2026-05-04
35.4
rank #11
2026-04-27
35.3
rank #11
2026-04-20
35.8
rank #7
2026-04-13
35.8
rank #7
2026-04-06
35.8
rank #7
2026-03-30
35.7
rank #7
2026-03-23
28.1
rank #9
2026-03-16
28.1
rank #9
2026-03-09
28.1
rank #9
2026-03-02
28.1
rank #9