Walmart
Walmart is a leading American multinational discount department store chain, founded in 1962 by Sam Walton and headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. It is recognized as the world's largest retailer by revenue, operating over 11,500 stores across 28 countries. Walmart focuses on providing everyday low prices and serves approximately 90 million customers weekly. The company offers a wide range of discount retail products, including general merchandise, groceries, apparel, electronics, and home goods. Walmart operates various store formats, such as standard discount stores, Supercenters with expanded grocery sections and additional services, and membership-based Sam's Club warehouses. Walmart has a strong global presence, with operations in every U.S. state and international locations in countries like Canada, Mexico, China, the UK, and Germany.
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Walmart went from 142,934 employees in Jul 2023 to 140,821 in Jun 2025. Last 6 months: 3,408 people joined, 3,788 left.
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How many employees does Walmart have?
Walmart has about 140,821 employees, down 0.2% over the last 3 months (as of Jun 2025).
What is Walmart's revenue per employee?
Walmart makes about $4.84M in revenue per employee, based on $680.99B annual revenue and 140,821 employees.
How much does Walmart pay?
6figr has 3,325 salary profiles for Walmart in the US and 2,064 in India, with pay broken down by role, level, gender and ethnicity on the Walmart salaries page. See Walmart salaries in the US
Is Walmart a public company?
Yes. Walmart is publicly traded under the ticker WMT on NASDAQ.
Data from Apollo, DOL LCA disclosures, WARN notices and 6figr salary profiles. Updated 27 Feb 2026.