Here are a few of the most interesting Adobe statistics and facts I was able to dig up including revenue totals and employee counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Adobe Facts
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 1982
- Headquarters: San Jose, CA
- Founder(s): John Warnock, Charles Geschke
- Current Chief Executive: Shantanu Narayen
- Subsidiaries / Brands: Aviary, Marketo, Magento, Livefyre, Fotolia, TubeMogul, Behance
What is Adobe?
No other company in the world gives everyone, from emerging artists to global brands, everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. Our innovation and leadership in digital media and digital marketing give our customers a real competitive advantage, positioning us for continued growth well into the future. (source)
Adobe Employee Count
Number of Adobe employees:
- FY 2019: 22,634 employees
- FY 2018: 21,357 employees
- FY 2017: 17,973 employees
- FY 2016: 15,706 employees
- FY 2015: 13,893 employees
- FY 2014: 12,499 employees
Adobe Revenue Totals
Adobe annual revenue:
- FY 2019: $11.171 billion
- FY 2018: $9 billion
- Fy 2017: $7.30 billion
- FY 2016: $5.85 billion
- FY 2015: $4.795 billion
- FY 2014: $4.147 billion
Adobe annual net income:
- FY 2019: $2.9 billion
- FY 2018: $2.5 billion
- FY 2017: $7.3 billion
- FY 2016: $5.8 billion
- FY 2015: $4.7 billion
- FY 2014: $4.1 billion
Adobe Statistics
Current average number of PDFs that are opened using Adobe products annually:
Last updated 3/17/18
Number of PDFs that were opened using Adobe products in 2016:
Average number of electronic and digital signature transactions that are processed through Adobe Document Cloud annually:
Last updated 3/17/18
Number of devices that Acrobat and Acrobat Reader are used on:
Last updated 11/22/17
Percentage of the world’s creative professionals that use Photoshop:
Last updated 3/17/18
Number of times Adobe Creative Cloud apps have been downloaded:
Last updated 3/17/18
Number of assets that Adobe Stock offers:
Last updated 3/17/18
Number of Behance members:
Last updated 3/17/18
Average number of transactions processed through Adobe Experience Cloud annually:
Last updated 3/17/18
Average number of graphics created monthly on Adobe Illustrator:
Last updated 3/1/17
Number of videos available in Adobe Stock:
Last updated 3/17/17
Number of premium collection images available in Adobe Stock:
Last updated 3/17/17
Percentage of Adobe Analytics transactions that come from mobile:
57%
Last updated 3/17/17
Amount Adobe reportedly paid for Magento:
Year Adobe acquired Magento:
2018
Year Adobe acquired TubeMogul:
2016
Year Adobe acquired Livefyre:
2016
Year Adobe acquired Fotolia:
2015
Year Adobe acquired Neolane:
2013
Year Adobe acquired Behance:
2012
Year Adobe acquired Efficient Frontier:
2012
Year Adobe acquired Day Software:
2010
Year Adobe acquired Omniture:
2009
Year Adobe acquired Macromedia:
2005
Year Adobe acquired Aldus:
1994