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Hays: Every Magnificent Seven Company Increased Headcount Between 2021 and 2023

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John Coogan and Jordi Hays contrast Chinese tech workforce contractions with US tech industry growth between 2021 and 2023.

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“I pulled up a mag seven employee counts and every single company in the mag seven has increased headcount over that same period that we just showed.”

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The claim, plainly

Every company in the 'Magnificent Seven' (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla) increased its total headcount between 2021 and 2023.

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Assessment

According to annual Form 10-K filings with the SEC, five of the seven 'Magnificent Seven' companies increased their total headcount between FY2021 and FY2023, while two companies experienced net headcount reductions. Specifically, Alphabet (+26,002 / +16.6%), Apple (+7,000 / +4.5%), Microsoft (+40,000 / +22.1%), Nvidia (+7,127 from FY2022 to FY2024 / +31.7%), and Tesla (+41,183 / +41.5%) grew their headcounts. However, Amazon decreased its headcount from approximately 1,608,000 at year-end 2021 to 1,525,000 at year-end 2023 (-83,000 / -5.2%), and Meta Platforms decreased from 71,970 at year-end 2021 to 67,317 at year-end 2023 (-4,653 / -6.5%). Because the assertion held for five companies but failed for Amazon and Meta, the claim is partially true.

Alphabet Form 10-K filings: headcount grew from 156,500 (FY2021) to 182,502 (FY2023).
Amazon Form 10-K filings: headcount declined from ~1,608,000 (FY2021) to ~1,525,000 (FY2023).
Apple Form 10-K filings: headcount grew from ~154,000 (FY2021) to ~161,000 (FY2023).
Meta Platforms Form 10-K filings: headcount declined from 71,970 (FY2021) to 67,317 (FY2023).
Microsoft Form 10-K filings: headcount grew from ~181,000 (FY2021) to ~221,000 (FY2023).
Nvidia Form 10-K filings: headcount grew from 22,473 (FY2022) to 29,600 (FY2024).
Tesla Form 10-K filings: headcount grew from 99,290 (FY2021) to 140,473 (FY2023).

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[1] sec.gov [2] googleusercontent.com [3] sec.gov [4] mangothrive.com [5] sec.gov [6] sec.gov [7] sec.gov [8] sec.gov

"As of December 31, 2021, Alphabet had" OR "As of December 31, 2021, we had" "Alphabet" "10-K" employees "Meta Platforms" "10-K" headcount OR employees "December 31, 2021" "December 31, 2023" "Microsoft" "10-K" employees "June 30, 2021" "June 30, 2023" "As of the end of fiscal year 2024" "employees" "NVIDIA" "10-K" "Tesla" "99,290" "December 31, 2021" "Tesla" "10-K" "employees" "December 31, 2021" "December 31, 2023" "full-time employees" OR "workforce" site:sec.gov "As of the end of fiscal year 2023" "employees" "NVIDIA" "10-K" "employees" site:sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193 "Apple Inc." "10-K" "Amazon" "10-K" employees OR "full-time" "December 31, 2021" "December 31, 2023" "As of December 31, 2023, Alphabet had" OR "As of December 31, 2023, we had" "Alphabet" "10-K" employees "As of September 30, 2023, the Company had approximately" OR "As of September 25, 2021, the Company had approximately" "full-time equivalent employees" Apple "As of December 31, 2021, we had" "employees" site:sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801 "Tesla" "As of December 31, 2023" "employees" site:sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605 "NVIDIA" "10-K" "employees" "January 30, 2022" OR "January 28, 2024" OR "January 29, 2023" "As of June 30, 2021, we employed approximately" OR "As of June 30, 2023, we employed approximately" "Microsoft" "10-K"

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