How many employees work at Tesco?
Tesco Plc has 143,466 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -5.3%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About Tesco
One of the world’s largest retailers of consumer goods from food to fashion. Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day in our stores and online is at the heart of everything we do. Founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen using the £30 he received on leaving the Royal Flying Corp, we’ve come a long way from his small market stall in East London. Today over 400,000 colleagues work across our stores, office, distribution and customer engagement centres in the UK, Europe and Asia. Share our passion for the people, products and places that make us great, and we can offer the right support to develop your skills. If you’re looking for the perfect work-life balance, a collaborative culture and flexible ways of working, find your opportunity to get on at www.tesco-careers.com
As of December 2025
Tesco
workforce metrics
Headcount
143.5k
Avg. Salary
$38.2k
Tenure
4.6yr
Growth Rate
-5.3%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Tesco annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Tesco total number of employees in 2025 was 143,462, a 5.3% decline from 2024.
- Tesco total number of employees in 2024 was 151,231, a 1.4% decline from 2023.
- Tesco total number of employees in 2023 was 153,421, a 0.3% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Tesco annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Tesco active job postings in 2025 was 4,578, a 32.1% increase from 2024.
- Tesco active job postings in 2024 was 3,313, a 9.1% decline from 2023.
- Tesco active job postings in 2023 was 3,628, a 43.5% decline from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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