How many employees work at Shell?
Shell Plc has 179,215 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -6.8%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025
About Shell
Shell is a global energy company with around 87,000 employees in more than 70 countries. We work together to power progress through more and cleaner energy solutions. We serve more than 30 million customers at almost 46,000 retail service stations every day. Our strategy is to accelerate the transition of our business to net-zero emissions, purposefully and profitably. #PoweringProgress
As of September 2025
Shell
workforce metrics
Headcount
179.2k
Avg. Salary
$63.1k
Tenure
5.3yr
Growth Rate
-6.8%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Shell annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Shell total number of employees in 2025 was 179,799.416, a 6.8% decline from 2024.
- Shell total number of employees in 2024 was 187,906.456, a 2.9% decline from 2023.
- Shell total number of employees in 2023 was 193,766.825, a 2.0% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Shell annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Shell active job postings in 2025 was 14,081, a 39.0% increase from 2024.
- Shell active job postings in 2024 was 10,864, a 25.5% increase from 2023.
- Shell active job postings in 2023 was 8,405, a 3.1% increase from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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