As of 2024, approximately how many employees does Walmart have globally?

As of 2024, Walmart had approximately 2.1 million employees globally.

Walmart reported the figure for the end of fiscal year 2024, which ended on January 31, 2024. The company described these workers as “associates,” its preferred term for employees. About 1.6 million worked in the United States, while roughly 500,000 worked internationally.

That enormous workforce reflects Walmart's unusual scale: it operates supercenters, discount stores, neighborhood markets, Sam's Clubs, supply-chain facilities, technology operations, and international businesses. The total includes full-time and part-time associates across those operations, so it is not a count of only traditional store cashiers or sales-floor workers.

A common mix-up is confusing Walmart's global headcount with its U.S. workforce. The 2.1 million figure is worldwide; the U.S. portion alone was approximately 1.6 million. Employment totals can change from year to year, but the 2024 figure is conventionally rounded to 2.1 million.