As of its 2023 fiscal year, American IT and consulting company Cognizant employed a total of 347.7 thousand people around the world. The vast majority of the employees (more than 250 thousand) were located in the company’s Indian branches, while nearly 41 thousand more worked in North America. The company reached its peak employment within Europe to more than 27 thousand people last year. However, it decreased in 2023 reaching around 25 thousand
Cognizant
Since its founding in 1994, Cognizant has grown into one of the world’s largest IT services companies, trailing only IBM in terms of total market capitalization. The company operates significant business segments across many distinct markets such as financial services, healthcare, and, of course, technology, and has managed to rapidly increase sales revenue and profit in recent years.
Employment in the tech industry
Despite its status as one of the most successful IT providers, Cognizant’s employment numbers pale in comparison to many of the world’s largest employers. Within the tech industry specifically, IBM holds a lead on Cognizant in employee count, although both of these IT service providers fall short compared to Amazon's workforce of nearly 1.3 million employees in 2020.
Number of employees at Cognizant worldwide from 2017 to 2023, by region
(in 1,000s)
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