Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $65.11BP/E 46.3Yield –
Digital Realty Trust Global Full-Time Employees — Total Headcount by Year
Digital Realty Trust Global Full-Time Employees — Total Headcount: 4,282 in 2025, up 8.8% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 9 years on record here.
Where the 2025 figure comes from
“|| Total | 4,282”
Source: Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2025) ↗
Reported in SEC Form 10-K Item 1 (Human Capital), DEF 14A Proxy Statement (CEO Pay Ratio & Pay Versus Performance) & ESG Reports.
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Global Full-Time Employees — Total Headcount | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 4,282 | +8.8% | Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2025) ↗ |
| 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 3,936 | +7.4% | Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2024) ↗ |
| 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 3,664 | +7.4% | Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2023) ↗ |
| 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 3,412 | +12.6% | Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2022) ↗ |
| 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 3,030 | +5.3% | Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2021) ↗ |
| 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 2,878 | +85.7% | Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2020) ↗ |
| 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 1,550 | +1.3% | Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2019) ↗ |
| 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 1,530 | +6.5% | Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2018) ↗ |
| 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 1,436 | – | Form 10-K Annual Report (FY2017) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up global Full-Time Employees — Total Headcount
- Full-Time Employees — North America1,948 · 2025
- Full-Time Employees — Europe / EMEA2,040 · 2025
- Full-Time Employees — Asia Pacific294 · 2025
- Total Permanent Employees (ESG Workforce Table)4,300 · 2025
- Temporary / Contract Workers (ESG Workforce Table)62 · 2025
- Part-Time Employees (ESG Workforce Table)80 · 2025
- Global Workforce by Gender — Male Employees3,299 · 2025
- Global Workforce by Gender — Female Employees1,061 · 2025
- CEO Pay Ratio (CEO Total Compensation to Median Employee, x)174.00 · 2025
- Median Employee Annual Total Compensation ($)121,174 · 2025
- CEO Summary Compensation Table Total ($M)21.1 · 2025
- CEO Compensation Actually Paid (SEC Pay Versus Performance, $M)21.5 · 2025
- Non-PEO Named Executive Officers — Average Summary Compensation Total ($M)4.85 · 2025
- Non-PEO Named Executive Officers — Average Compensation Actually Paid ($M)4.81 · 2025
- Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment — Digital Realty Cumulative TSR ($)132 · 2025
- Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment — FTSE Nareit Equity Data Centers / Peer Group TSR ($)138 · 2025
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Digital Realty Trust Global Full-Time Employees — Total Headcount, annual 2017–2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Digital Realty Trust SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/dlr/kpis/hc-employees-total
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