Global Employee Population
On December 31, 2023, the company had 59,030 employees worldwide (2022: 59,258 ). Thereof, 8,312 were employed at adidas AG (2022: 8,556). On a full-time equivalent basis, the company had 51,561 employees on December 31, 2023 (2022: 51,777), thereof 7,374 at adidas AG (2022: 7,678). In 2023, personnel expenses increased to € 2,964 million (2022: € 2,856 million), representing 14% of sales (2022: 13%). SEE TEN-YEAR OVERVIEW SEE NOTE 40 SEE NOTE 31
Employees worldwide
59,030
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Total number of employees2 |
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59,030 |
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59,258 |
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Total employees |
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Male |
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49% |
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48% |
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Female |
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51% |
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52% |
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Management positions3 |
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Male |
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60% |
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61% |
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Female |
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40% |
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39% |
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Average age of employees (in years) |
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33 |
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32 |
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Average length of service (in years) |
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5 |
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5 |
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Employee split1
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Employees2 |
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Full-time equivalents |
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2023 |
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in % |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Own retail |
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32,893 |
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56 |
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31,477 |
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26,462 |
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25,123 |
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Sales |
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2,830 |
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5 |
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3,112 |
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2,761 |
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3,022 |
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Logistics |
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7,243 |
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12 |
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8,254 |
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6,920 |
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7,867 |
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Marketing |
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4,586 |
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8 |
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4,685 |
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4,363 |
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4,460 |
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Central administration |
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5,056 |
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9 |
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5,161 |
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4,849 |
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4,931 |
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Production |
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415 |
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1 |
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558 |
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396 |
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545 |
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Research and development |
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987 |
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2 |
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1,031 |
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910 |
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966 |
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IT |
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5,020 |
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9 |
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4,980 |
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4,900 |
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4,864 |
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Total |
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59,030 |
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100 |
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59,258 |
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51,561 |
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51,777 |
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