Here are a few of the most interesting Dropbox statistics and facts I was able to dig up including user 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.
Dropbox Facts
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 2007
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
- Founder(s): Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi
- Current Chief Executive: Drew Houston
- App Download (iOS)
- App Download (Android)
What is Dropbox?
Dropbox lets anyone upload and transfer files to the cloud, and share them with anyone. Back up and sync docs, photos, videos, and other files to cloud storage and access them from any device, no matter where you are. And with advanced sharing features, it’s easy to share docs and send files—large or small—to family, friends, and co-workers. (source)
Dropbox User Count
Dropbox number of users:
Last updated 3/11/21
Number of DropBox paying customers:
- 2020: 15.48 million customers
- 2019: 14.3 million customers
- 2018: 12.7 million customers
- 2017: 11.0 million customers
- 2016: 8.8 million customers
Dropbox Revenue Totals
Dropbox annual revenue:
- 2020: $1.914 billion
- 2019: $1.661 billion
- 2018: $1.391 billion
- 2017: $1.106 billion
- 2016: $844 million
- 2015: $603 million
Dropbox annual net income :
- 2020: $256.3 million net loss
- 2019: $52.7 million loss
- 2018: $484.9 million loss
- 2017: $111.5 million loss
- 2016: $201.2 million loss
- 2015: $325.9 million loss
Dropbox quarterly revenue):
- Q4 2020: $504 million
- Q3 2020: $487.4 million
- Q2 2020: $467.4 million
- Q1 2020: $455 million
- Q4 2019: $446 million
- Q3 2019: $428.2 million
- Q2 2019: $401.5 million
- Q1 2019: $385.6 million
- Q4 2018: $375.9 million
- Q3 2018: $360.3 million
- Q2 2018: $339.2 million
- Q1 2018: $316.3 million
Dropbox average revenue per paying users (annual):
Additional Dropbox Statistics
Total pieces of content uploaded to Dropbox:
Last updated 2/23/18
Number of teams using Dropbox Business:
Last updated 6/11/19
Number of files uploaded daily to Dropbox:
Last updated 3/8/16
Number of Dropbox Android app installs:
Last updated 1/25/16
Number of sharing connections that have been created on Dropbox:
Last updated 3/8/16
Number of new shared folders and links created every hour on Dropbox:
Last updated 6/24/15
Number of file edits made on Dropbox every second:
Last updated 6/24/15
Number of Microsoft Office files stored on Dropbox:
Last updated 6/24/15
Number of languages that DropBox supports:
Last updated 9/1/18
Percentage of Fortune 500 companies that pay for Dropbox:
Last updated 2/28/18
Number of countries that DropBox has users in:
Last updated 11/7/19
Percentage of Fortune 500 companies that use Dropbox:
Last updated 5/23/16
Number of apps that have been built on the Dropbox Platform:
Last updated 5/23/16
Number of servers used by Dropbox:
Last updated 10/23/13
Number of Dropbox users from Japan:
Last updated 4/7/15
Number of businesses Dropbox adds per quarter:
Last updated 3/7/16
Percentage of Dropbox users that come from outside the US:
Last updated 3/7/16
Number of Dropbox resellers:
Last updated 7/11/16
Average annual number of Dropbox API calls:
Last updated 3/8/16
Average monthly Dropbox API calls:
Last updated 2/28/18
Percentage of Dropbox employees that are female:
Last updated 12/14/16
Number of Dropbox employees:
Last updated 2/28/18
Number of Dropbox offices:
Last updated 11/7/19
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