---
title: "Employer organization size — Work data 2026"
url: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data/org-size
year: 2026
chapter: "work"
question: "OrgSize"
section: "Employer + technology details"
licence: "ODbL 1.0 (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/)"
---

# Employer organization size

34% work in organizations under 100 employees, while 30% work in organizations of 1,000+. Another 10% are solo workers.

Asked as: Approximately how many people are employed by your employer? This should only include your primary company. If you had more than one employer, please consider the one you spent most of your time working for in the past year. (`OrgSize`, single select, optional, v2026.1)

## Options offered

1. Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
2. Less than 20 employees
3. 20 to 99 employees
4. 100 to 499 employees
5. 500 to 999 employees
6. 1,000 to 4,999 employees
7. 5,000 to 9,999 employees
8. 10,000 or more employees
9. I don’t know

## Results

### All Respondents

n = 21,115

|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 10,000 or more employees | 2,941 | 13.9% |
| 5,000 to 9,999 employees | 1,017 | 4.8% |
| 1,000 to 4,999 employees | 2,409 | 11.4% |
| 500 to 999 employees | 1,307 | 6.2% |
| 100 to 499 employees | 3,474 | 16.5% |
| 20 to 99 employees | 3,677 | 17.4% |
| Less than 20 employees | 3,555 | 16.8% |
| Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 2,213 | 10.5% |
| I don’t know | 522 | 2.5% |

In context: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data.md