Cognizant number of employees worldwide 2017-2021, by region

As of its 2021 fiscal year, American IT and consulting company Cognizant employed a total of 330.6 thousand people around the world. The vast majority of the employees (more than 200 thousand) were located in the company’s Indian branches, while nearly 41 thousand more worked in North America. The company increased its employment within Europe to more than 20 thousand people since 2019.

Cognizant

Since its founding in 1994, Cognizant has grown into one of the world’s largest IT services companies, trailing only IBM in terms of total market capitalization. The company operates significant business segments across many distinct markets such as financial services, healthcare, and, of course, technology, and has managed to rapidly increase sales revenue and profit in recent years.

Employment in the tech industry

Despite its status as one of the most successful IT providers, Cognizant’s employment numbers pale in comparison to many of the world’s largest employers. Within the tech industry specifically, IBM holds a lead on Cognizant in employee count, although both of these IT service providers fall short compared to Amazon's workforce of nearly 1.3 million employees in 2020.