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MicroStrategy

HQ Tysons Corner, USFounded 1989publicWebsite @MicroStrategy
Composite score
51.2
rank #39 · cuts

#39 Cut. 3.5k employees.

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Headcount
3.5k
+0.4%
90d change
+1.4%
Funding events (90d)
0
Layoff events (90d)
0

headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$1.6M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
8.0%
low — retention is strong
Average tenure
4.8 yrs
long — sticky culture
Time since last raise
no rounds on record

Hiring flow · MicroStrategy

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
685
+1%
Operations
208
+1%
Professional Service
204
-4%
Sales
121
+2%
Analyst
99
-7%
Product
96
0%
Finance
77
+8%
Support
77
0%
Other
256

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. DecryptHeadline5d ago
    Crypto Stocks Rip Higher as Strategy Jumps 12%, Coinbase Climbs 9%

    MicroStrategy (MSTR) is named in headline; leads the rally at 11.95% and is primary focus of analysis.

  2. CoinDesk8d ago
    Saylor says share buyback isn’t priority as Strategy builds $4.8 billion cash reserve

    Article focuses on MicroStrategy's cash reserves, share buyback strategy, and Executive Chairman Saylor's commentary on capital allocation priorities.

  3. CoinDesk8d ago
    No change in bitcoin holdings as Strategy boosted dollar reserve, bought back more STRC last week

    Article details MicroStrategy's bitcoin treasury management, stock sale, and reserve allocation strategy.

  4. CoinDesk10d ago
    Clarity survives (barely), Strategy sells and the untold story of Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal: Crypto's week in 5 stories

    Article discusses MicroStrategy (ticker MSTR) selling 1,690 bitcoin and raising $653M, a significant market signal in crypto weekly roundup.

  5. CoinDesk11d ago
    Strategy says MSCI should measure markets, not dictate corporate assets

    Article focuses on MicroStrategy's (MSTR) pushback against MSCI's proposed index methodology that could exclude it due to bitcoin holdings.

  6. Decrypt14d ago
    Morning Minute: Saylor's Strategy Sells Bitcoin for Second Week in a Row

    Article focuses on MicroStrategy's (MSTR) Bitcoin sales strategy, cash positions, and stock performance under Michael Saylor's leadership.

  7. CoinDesk15d ago
    Solana gets its first Strategy STRC product through Solstice Finance

    MicroStrategy mentioned as issuer of STRC preferred stock that Solstice Finance structured into a new DeFi product, but article focuses on the Solstice product itself.

  8. CoinDesk15d ago
    Strategy sells 1,690 bitcoin, raises $653 million from MSTR shares

    Article covers MicroStrategy's bitcoin sale and capital raise transactions in detail.

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Events

Layoff · 3.99% (89 roles)
Departures in 2024-09: 109 vs 6-mo baseline of 20 (5.45× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Layoff · 1.5% (36 roles)
Departures in 2023-08: 55 vs 6-mo baseline of 19.5 (2.82× spike). Derived from PDL.
3y ago
Layoff · 2.2% (54 roles)
Departures in 2020-07: 90 vs 6-mo baseline of 35.5 (2.54× spike). Derived from PDL.
6y ago
Layoff · 2.99% (88 roles)
Departures in 2014-10: 127 vs 6-mo baseline of 39.5 (3.22× spike). Derived from PDL.
12y ago
Layoff · 1.79% (54 roles)
Departures in 2014-09: 87 vs 6-mo baseline of 33 (2.64× spike). Derived from PDL.
12y ago
Layoff · 3.25% (102 roles)
Departures in 2014-08: 132 vs 6-mo baseline of 30 (4.4× spike). Derived from PDL.
12y ago

Score history

2026-08-24
51.2
rank #39
2026-08-17
51.2
rank #39
2026-08-10
42.3
rank #40
2026-08-03
15.8
rank #41
2026-07-27
14.2
rank #41
2026-07-20
31.3
rank #40
2026-07-13
39.9
rank #38
2026-07-06
39.7
rank #37
2026-06-29
15.0
rank #36
2026-06-22
15.0
rank #36
2026-06-15
41.6
rank #39
2026-06-08
6.3
rank #40