Costco Statistics (2026) — Warehouses, Revenue, Membership, Employees

Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership-based warehouse club retailer. Costco began operations in 1983 in Seattle, Washington, and is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington. (Costco FY2024 Annual Report)

On this page:

• Key Costco facts (fast answers)
• Warehouses by country
• Membership stats
• Operations stats (warehouse size, SKUs, gas, e-commerce)
• Net sales by fiscal year
• Methodology
• Sources & references

Costco facts and statistics (2026)

• Founded / began operations: 1983 (Seattle, Washington). (Costco FY2024 Annual Report)
• Total cardholders: 145.2 million at end of FY2025. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)
• Total paid members: 81.0 million at end of FY2025. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)
• Warehouses worldwide: 923 (Dec. 11, 2025). (Costco FY2026 Q1 Operating Results)
• Employees worldwide: 341,000 at end of FY2025. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)

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How many Costco warehouses are there?

Costco currently operates 923 warehouses worldwide, including the following country totals. (Costco FY2026 Q1 Operating Results)

• United States & Puerto Rico: 633
• Canada: 114
• Mexico: 42
• Japan: 37
• United Kingdom: 29
• Korea: 20
• Australia: 15
• Taiwan: 14
• China: 7
• Spain: 5
• France: 3
• Sweden: 2
• Iceland: 1
• New Zealand: 1

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Costco membership stats

How many cardholders does Costco have?

145.2 million total cardholders at the end of FY2025. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)

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How many paid members does Costco have?

81.0 million total paid members at the end of FY2025. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)

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Member renewal rate:

92.3% (U.S. & Canada) and 89.8% worldwide at the end of FY2025. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)

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Costco operations stats

Average size of a Costco warehouse:

Costco reports its average warehouse space is approximately 147,000 square feet. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)

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Average number of SKUs per warehouse:

Costco reports it carries less than 4,000 active SKUs per warehouse in its core warehouse business. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)

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Number of Costco gas stations:

Costco reports it operated 747 gas stations at the end of FY2025. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)

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Percentage of net sales from e-commerce:

Costco reports that e-commerce net sales represented approximately 7% of total net sales in FY2025. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)

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Number of Costco employees (worldwide):

341,000 employees at the end of FY2025. (Costco FY2025 Annual Report)

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Costco net sales (annual)

• FY 2025: $269.912 billion
• FY 2024: $249.625 billion
• FY 2023: $237.710 billion
• FY 2022: $222.730 billion
• FY 2021: $195.929 billion
• FY 2020: $163.220 billion

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Methodology

• Primary-source preference: Store counts, membership, renewal rates, SKUs, warehouse size, gas stations, e-commerce share, employees, and net sales are taken from Costco investor materials (annual reports and quarterly operating results).
• No speculation: This page avoids forecasts and uses only figures explicitly reported by Costco or in linked filings/releases.

Sources & references

• Costco FY2025 Annual Report (10-K) — membership, renewal rates, employees, warehouse size, SKUs, gas stations, e-commerce share, net sales
• Costco FY2024 Annual Report (10-K) — company background and FY2024 net sales
• Costco FY2026 Q1 Operating Results — current warehouse count by country
• Costco.com — About Costco (company history and 1983 Seattle first warehouse reference)