How many employees work at OpenAI Foundation?
OpenAI Foundation has 7,850 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 54.9%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About OpenAI Foundation
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
As of December 2025
OpenAI Foundation
workforce metrics
Headcount
7.9k
Avg. Salary
$157.1k
Tenure
1.8yr
Growth Rate
54.9%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of OpenAI Foundation annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- OpenAI Foundation total number of employees in 2025 was 7,849, a 54.9% increase from 2024.
- OpenAI Foundation total number of employees in 2024 was 4,467, a 41.5% increase from 2023.
- OpenAI Foundation total number of employees in 2023 was 2,932, a 31.6% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of OpenAI Foundation annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- OpenAI Foundation active job postings in 2025 was 736, a 112.2% increase from 2024.
- OpenAI Foundation active job postings in 2024 was 207, a 42.8% increase from 2023.
- OpenAI Foundation active job postings in 2023 was 134, a 82.1% increase from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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