Anthropic builds the Claude AI models from offices in San Francisco, New York, London and other cities. This page tracks how many people work there, where they work and what they earn.
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How Many Employees Does Anthropic Have?
Anthropic leaders and press reports give the company’s headcount at different dates. Anthropic PBC also reports on its employee benefit plans each year on a US government form called Form 5500. In Form 5500 filings, a welfare-plan “participant” is a covered employee or former employee, not a dependent. The two Form 5500 cards below count active participants only.
Over 3,500 employees worked at Anthropic in September 2026. An Anthropic spokesman gave the figure.
2,500 people worked at Anthropic in February 2026, its CEO said.
About 2,300 employees worked at Anthropic in December 2025.
1,300 employees worked at Anthropic in May 2025.
915 employees worked at Anthropic at the end of 2024.
Around 500 employees worked at Anthropic in May 2024.
Roughly 50 people worked at Anthropic in summer 2022.
2,147 active participants were in Anthropic PBC’s benefits plan at end-2025. The filing covers its health and welfare benefits plan.
850 active participants were in Anthropic PBC’s benefits plan at end-2024. The filing covers its health and welfare benefits plan.
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Other Estimates of Anthropic’s Headcount
Workforce trackers publish their own estimates of Anthropic’s headcount. Each card names the tracker behind the number.
About 3,950 Anthropic employees in March 2026, per Revelio Labs.
5,000 Anthropic employees in October 2026, per Live Data Technologies. Estimate
115% Anthropic headcount growth in 12 months, per Live Data Technologies. Snapshot taken October 22, 2026. Estimate
6,146 Anthropic employees as of September 30, 2026, per Tracxn.
6,051 Anthropic employee profiles appeared in Unify’s July 2026 snapshot. This measures profile coverage, not a company-reported total.
| Quarter | Employees |
|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 546 |
| Q3 2023 | 613 |
| Q4 2023 | 718 |
| Q1 2024 | 867 |
| Q2 2024 | 1022 |
| Q3 2024 | 1163 |
| Q4 2024 | 1324 |
| Q1 2025 | 1588 |
| Q2 2025 | 1894 |
| Q3 2025 | 2435 |
| Q4 2025 | 3089 |
| Q1 2026 | 3950 |
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How Does Anthropic’s Headcount Compare With Other AI Labs?
The figures below for OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Mistral AI and xAI come from filings, company posts and press reports. In OpenAI UK’s accounts, “average monthly number of employees” means staff averaged across the year’s months, director included.
Over 4,700 Anthropic employees appeared on LinkedIn in March 2026.
About 4,500 people worked at OpenAI in March 2026. The FT cited two people with knowledge of the matter.
Around 6,000 employees worked at Google DeepMind in August 2025.
1,000 team members worked at Mistral AI in June 2026.
110 people on average worked for OpenAI’s UK company in 2025.
| Company | March 2026 |
|---|---|
| OpenAI | 7500 |
| xAI | 5000 |
| Anthropic | 4700 |
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How Many Jobs Is Anthropic Hiring For?
Anthropic lists its open jobs on a public careers board. The counts below come from that board and from the company’s hiring plans.
678 job postings were live at Anthropic on October 22, 2026.
123 Anthropic job postings were in sales on October 22, 2026.
428 job listings were open at Anthropic in April 2026.
Over 100 new roles planned for Anthropic’s Dublin and London offices. Anthropic announced the plan in September 2025.
200 more Anthropic jobs are planned in Ireland by 2027.
12 months is how long rejected Anthropic candidates wait to reapply. They can apply sooner if their experience or skills materially change.
| Department | Oct 22, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Sales | 123 |
| AI Research & Engineering | 68 |
| Applied AI | 61 |
| Finance | 55 |
| Engineering & Design – Product | 51 |
| Security | 51 |
| Software Engineering – Infrastructure | 51 |
| Safeguards (Trust & Safety) | 42 |
| Technical Program Management | 28 |
| Product Management, Support, & Operations | 26 |
| Compute | 25 |
| Legal | 19 |
| Marketing & Brand | 19 |
| People | 19 |
| Public Policy | 15 |
| Data Science & Analytics | 9 |
| Communications | 5 |
| Public Benefit | 5 |
| Technical Education | 4 |
| Hardware | 2 |
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Where Do Anthropic Employees Work?
Anthropic runs offices across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Most Anthropic staff are in the Bay Area and come to the office regularly, according to its careers page (Anthropic).
2,890 Anthropic employees were in North America, per Revelio Labs. The count is for 2026.
Over 1,300 Anthropic employees worked in the Bay Area, February 2026.
Under 500 Anthropic employees were in NYC at 2026’s start.
Over 1,000 NYC employees is Anthropic’s target for end-2026.
Over 200 Anthropic people were based in London in April 2026.
6 European cities will host Anthropic offices once Milan opens.
5 Asia-Pacific offices for Anthropic after Singapore opened in October 2026.
At least 25% office time is expected of all Anthropic staff. Some roles may require more office time.
| Region | 2026 |
|---|---|
| North America | 2890 |
| Northern Europe | 339 |
| South Asia | 172 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 118 |
| Western Europe | 77 |
| Southeast Asia | 63 |
| East Asia | 54 |
| Arab States | 41 |
| North Africa | 40 |
| Southern Europe | 25 |
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How Much Office Space Does Anthropic Lease?
Anthropic has leased new offices in San Francisco, New York, Seattle and London, and plans a larger Dublin office.
466,000 square feet at San Francisco’s 300 Howard went to Anthropic. The lease was announced in February 2026.
16 floors at 330 Hudson St. in Manhattan will house Anthropic. The lease was announced in July 2026.
113,000 square feet of Seattle office space were leased by Anthropic. The lease was reported in 2026.
21,000 square feet is the size of Anthropic’s planned Dublin office.
158,000 square feet of London office space went to Anthropic. The deal was reported in April 2026.
800 people will fit in Anthropic’s new London office space. Anthropic announced the space in April 2026.
| Building | April 2026 |
|---|---|
| 300 Howard | 466000 |
| 500 Howard | 240000 |
| 400 Howard | 100000 |
| 505 Howard | 100000 |
| 342 Howard | 18000 |
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How Many People Work at Anthropic’s UK Company?
Anthropic Limited is the company’s UK subsidiary. It files yearly accounts at Companies House, the UK company registry. In Anthropic Limited’s accounts, “average number of persons employed” is its yearly average headcount, directors included.
43 people on average worked for Anthropic’s UK company in 2024.
6 people on average worked for Anthropic’s UK company in 2023. It covers January 19 to December 31, 2023.
£24,068,253 in staff costs at Anthropic’s UK company in 2024.
£12,387,932 in wages and salaries at Anthropic’s UK company in 2024.
| Cost type | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | 1660955 | 12387932 |
| Share-based payments | 1711278 | 9696888 |
| Social security costs | 216731 | 1602457 |
| Other pension costs | 36313 | 380976 |
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How Many Visa Filings Does Anthropic Make?
US employers file a labor condition application before they sponsor some foreign workers on work visas. In Labor Department data, a “labor condition application” (LCA) covers H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 work visas.
252 Anthropic labor condition applications were decided, October 2025–June 2026.
726 foreign workers were requested in Anthropic’s LCAs, October 2025–June 2026.
127 of Anthropic’s LCAs were for software developers, October 2025–June 2026.
224 Anthropic LCAs listed San Francisco as the first worksite. It covers October 2025–June 2026 decisions.
197 of Anthropic’s LCAs were for H-1B visas, October 2025–June 2026.
176 of Anthropic’s LCAs used a “Member of Technical Staff” title. It covers October 2025–June 2026 decisions.
| Occupation | FY2026 Q1–Q3 |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 127 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 30 |
| Data Scientists | 18 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 13 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 11 |
| Sales Engineers | 9 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 7 |
| Lawyers | 5 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 3 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 3 |
| Human Resources Specialists | 3 |
| Information Technology Project Managers | 3 |
| Management Analysts | 3 |
| Information Security Engineers | 2 |
| Marketing Managers | 2 |
| Technical Writers | 2 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | 2 |
| Art Directors | 1 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | 1 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | 1 |
| Computer Network Architects | 1 |
| Database Architects | 1 |
| Financial Quantitative Analysts | 1 |
| Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists | 1 |
| Information Security Analysts | 1 |
| Sales Managers | 1 |
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What Pay and Benefits Do Anthropic Employees Get?
Anthropic’s careers page lists its benefits, and its 401(k) retirement savings plan reports to the US Labor Department each year. Dario Amodei said Anthropic assigns each new hire a pay level and does not negotiate it (Big Technology Podcast via Business Insider).
$220,000 median Anthropic salary in North America, per Revelio Labs. The figure is for 2026.
22 weeks of paid parental leave for Anthropic staff, October 2026.
Up to 25% of an equity grant qualifies for Anthropic’s match. The optional program matches donated equity 1:1.
$500 monthly wellness and time-saver stipend for Anthropic staff.
At least $350 billion valuation in Anthropic’s planned employee share sale. It values the company before new investment, as of February 2026.
Up to $6 billion share sale for Anthropic staffers, February 2026.
Up to $2 million per person in Anthropic’s 2025 share buyback. Current and former staff needed at least two years there.
870 active participants were in Anthropic’s 401(k) plan at end-2024.
$6,363,600 in employer contributions to Anthropic’s 401(k) plan in 2024.
| Contributor | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 551392 | 2754090 | 10748943 |
| Employer | 328450 | 1695106 | 6363600 |
| Other, incl. rollovers | 180833 | 907183 | 8679600 |
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How Long Do Employees Stay at Anthropic?
Talent trackers follow people as they move between AI labs. In SignalFire’s report, “retention” means the share of hires still at a company after two years, from LinkedIn profiles. Dario Amodei said “a lot fewer people from Anthropic have been caught” by Meta pay offers (Fortune).
80% of Anthropic hires were still there after two years. It covers 2021 to February 2023 hires, from LinkedIn profiles.
10.6 DeepMind staff moved to Anthropic for each one moving back.
8.2 OpenAI staff moved to Anthropic for each one moving back.
22 Anthropic research hires per departure in 2025, per Zeki Data. It covers research and advanced-engineering roles.
25% of DeepMind leavers joined Anthropic, per Zeki Data. It covers research and advanced-engineering staff leaving in the past year.
17% yearly attrition among Anthropic research staff on LinkedIn. The data was pulled in August 2026.
1,825 research staff joined Anthropic in the year to August 2026. It uses LinkedIn Talent Insights data.
0.8 years median tenure for Anthropic research staff on LinkedIn. The data was pulled in August 2026.
| Company | 2 years |
|---|---|
| Anthropic | 80 |
| DeepMind | 78 |
| OpenAI | 67 |
| Cohere | 64 |
| MosaicML | 63 |
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What Do Employees Say About Working at Anthropic?
Employees rate Anthropic on review sites such as Glassdoor and Blind. The company also surveys its own staff.
4.2 out of 5 is Anthropic’s Glassdoor rating in October 2026. It rests on 40 employee reviews.
4.9 out of 5 is Anthropic’s Glassdoor pay and benefits score. Snapshot taken October 22, 2026.
84% of Anthropic’s Glassdoor reviewers would recommend it to a friend.
88% of Anthropic’s Glassdoor reviewers see a positive business outlook.
4.8 out of 5 is Anthropic’s rating on Blind, October 2026. It rests on 48 company reviews.
58% of Anthropic employees agreed processes made them maximally productive. They answered an internal survey in November 2025.
44% of Anthropic employees agreed processes made them maximally productive. They answered an internal survey in late 2024.
| Category | Oct 22, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Compensation and benefits | 4.9 |
| Career opportunities | 4.6 |
| Culture and values | 4.4 |
| Senior management | 4.3 |
| Diversity and inclusion | 4.2 |
| Work/Life balance | 3.8 |