Here are a few Dropbox statistics I was able to dig up so far. As with all of my stat posts, this one will be updated whenever I stumble on new and interesting stats. Be sure to subscribe to my site updates and/or check back regularly to see the latest Dropbox facts.

With a great deal of my stat posts over the years spotlighting social networks and ecommerce platforms, it is time to switch a little of the focus to digital services and what better a place to explore than cloud storage services. This has been an area of significant growth over recent years with quite a bit of room still to grow.

The first cloud storage stat post is for one of the largest services out there: Dropbox. Dropbox has been growing exponentially since its launch in 2007 and continues to impress a decade later. It is one of the largest services of its kind and caters to a healthy mix of personal and enterprise user bases.

Here are a few of the more interesting Dropbox statistics I've stumbled across in my internet travels. I hope you find them helpful.

Dropbox Facts

• Dropbox Website: dropbox.com
• Dropbox Launch Year: 2007
• Dropbox Headquarters: San Francisco, Ca
• Dropbox Founders: Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi

Dropbox Statistics

How many people use Dropbox?

600 million users

Last updated 11/7/19

Total pieces of content uploaded to Dropbox:

400 billion

Last updated 2/23/18

Number of teams using Dropbox Business:

400,000

Last updated 6/11/19

Number of files uploaded daily to Dropbox:

1.2 billion files

Last updated 3/8/16

Number of Dropbox Android app installs:

500 million

Last updated 1/25/16

Number of sharing connections that have been created on Dropbox:

3.3 billion

Last updated 3/8/16

Number of new shared folders and links created every hour on Dropbox:

100,000

Last updated 6/24/15

Number of file edits made on Dropbox every second:

4,000

Last updated 6/24/15

Number of Microsoft Office files stored on DropBox:

35 billion

Last updated 6/24/15

Number of DropBox paying customers:

• 2020: 14.6 million customers (as of Q1 2020)
• 2019: 14.3 million customers
• 2018: 12.7 million customers
• 2017: 11.0 million customers
• 2016: 8.8 million customers

Number of languages that DropBox supports:

20 languages

Last updated 9/1/18

Dropbox revenue (annual):

• 2019: $1.661 billion
• 2018: $1.391 billion
• 2017: $1.106 billion
• 2016: $844 million
• 2015: $603 million

Dropbox net income (annual):

• 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 revenue (quarterly):

• 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

Percentage of Fortune 500 companies that pay for Dropbox:

56%

Last updated 2/28/18

Number of countries that DropBox has users in:

180 countries

Last updated 11/7/19

Percentage of Fortune 500 companies that use Dropbox:

97%

Last updated 5/23/16

Number of apps that have been built on the Dropbox Platform:

300,000 apps

Last updated 5/23/16

Number of servers used by Dropbox:

10,000

Last updated 10/23/13

Number of Dropbox users from Japan:

10 million users

Last updated 4/7/15

Number of businesses Dropbox adds per quarter:

25,000

Last updated 3/7/16

Percentage of Dropbox users that come from outside the US:

75%

Last updated 3/7/16

Number of Dropbox resellers:

3,400

Last updated 7/11/16

Average annual number of Dropbox API calls:

500 billion

Last updated 3/8/16

Average monthly Dropbox API calls:

50 billion

Last updated 2/28/18

Dropbox average revenue per paying users (annual):

• 2019: $123..07
• 2018: $117.64
• 2017: $111.91
• 2016: $110.54
• 2015: $113.54

Percentage of Dropbox employees that are female:

33%

Last updated 12/14/16

Number of Dropbox employees:

1,858

Last updated 2/28/18

Number of Dropbox offices:

12 offices

Last updated 11/7/19