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Salesforce

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 1999publicWebsite @salesforce
Composite score
53.5
rank #31 · cuts

#31 Cut. Headcount up 7% over the last 90 days.

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Headcount
89.5k
+1.1%
90d change
+6.9%
Funding events (90d)
0
1 all-time tracked
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
$10B+
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
9.4%
low — retention is strong
Average tenure
4.0 yrs
long — sticky culture
Time since last raise
5 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Salesforce

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
29,049
+6%
Sales
13,695
+11%
Operations
5,364
+4%
Analyst
5,081
-2%
Support
4,765
+8%
Product
2,599
+5%
Marketing
2,269
0%
Professional Service
2,171
+9%
Other
8,964

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. TechCrunch22d ago
    A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem

    Salesforce is named multiple times as a legacy platform June must integrate with; CEO Benioff backs the startup.

  2. TechCrunch2mo ago
    Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office

    Named as one of major incumbents embedding AI into workplace software; context is competitive landscape, not company-specific news.

  3. TechCrunch2mo ago
    India’s MoEngage bets that the future of marketing is millions of AI agents

    Named as a competitor losing customers to MoEngage; article mentions migrations from Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

  4. TechCrunch2mo ago
    Klue hack results in data breach at several cybersecurity firms

    Mentioned as a database platform where stolen customer data was stored, but not a primary subject of the breach.

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Events

Funding · post ipo debt · $25B
6mo ago

Score history

2026-08-24
53.5
rank #31
2026-08-17
53.1
rank #33
2026-08-10
42.9
rank #38
2026-08-03
14.1
rank #43
2026-07-27
11.8
rank #43
2026-07-20
25.4
rank #47
2026-07-13
37.7
rank #44
2026-07-06
31.1
rank #47
2026-06-29
14.1
rank #38
2026-06-22
14.1
rank #38
2026-06-15
0.0
rank #49
2026-06-08
10.8
rank #27