Cisco employees by region 2010-2024

In their 2024 fiscal year, Cisco employed 43,512 people in the United States, an increase from the previous year. The company saw an increase in the number of people employed across the rest of the world to 46,887 people. 

Cisco overview

Cisco Systems is a California-based company that designs, manufactures, and sells telecommunications equipment, networking products, software, and technology services. Cisco’s business includes four reportable product segments: ‘Infrastructure Platforms’, ‘Applications’, ‘Security’, and ‘Other Products’. Cisco's ‘Infrastructure Platforms’ segment includes its networking technologies products such as switching, routing, wireless, and data center products.

Cisco’s financials

Founded in 1984, the company has become one of the top technology brands globally. Cisco generates revenues of around 50 billion U.S. dollars annually, with a net income of more than 10 billion U.S. dollars over the last few years. The ‘Infrastructure Platforms’ segment is by far Cisco's largest, generating more than half of the company’s revenue. The ‘Services’ segment also performs well and includes cloud, automation, and collaboration solutions.