Adobe
Adobe is a Creative Software, Digital Documents and Marketing Technology company headquartered in San Jose, United States, founded in 1982 (Nasdaq: ADBE).
Adobe is an American software company headquartered in San Jose, California, and the maker of the creative, document and marketing platforms used to design, publish and measure digital content. Founded in 1982 and listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as ADBE, it sells Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Experience Cloud on a subscription model that produced 96 percent of company revenue in fiscal 2025. Full-year fiscal 2025 revenue reached $23.77 billion, up 11 percent, with Digital Media at $17.65 billion and Digital Experience at $5.86 billion. Adobe employed 31,360 people at November 28, 2025, split evenly between the United States and its international locations, and closed a $1.87 billion acquisition of Semrush in April 2026. Shantanu Narayen announced in March 2026 that he will hand over the chief executive role once a successor is appointed, and remains CEO and chair of the board while the search runs. It employs 31,360 people, led by Shantanu Narayen (Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer), across roughly 42,797 tracked profiles. Firmographics, leadership, tech stack and similar companies are detailed below, as of August 2026.
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Adobe workforce (~42,797 tracked)
Distribution estimated from roughly 42,797 tracked public profiles, as of August 2026. Use it for proportions, not exact headcounts.
- United States21,40050%
- India12,50029%
- Europe, Middle East and Africa5,20012%
- Asia Pacific excluding India2,4005.6%
- Americas excluding United States1,2973.0%
| Name | Profiles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,400 | 50% |
| India | 12,500 | 29% |
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | 5,200 | 12% |
| Asia Pacific excluding India | 2,400 | 5.6% |
| Americas excluding United States | 1,297 | 3.0% |
| Name | Profiles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C-level | 9 | <0.1% |
| EVP and SVP | 120 | 0.3% |
| VP | 900 | 2.1% |
| Director | 3,500 | 8.2% |
| Manager | 8,200 | 19% |
| Individual contributor | 30,068 | 70% |
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Adobe tech stack
11 technologies detected on adobe.com, as of August 2026.
| Name | Technologies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Security | 3 | 27% |
| CDN | 1 | 9.1% |
| JavaScript library | 1 | 9.1% |
| Metadata | 1 | 9.1% |
| Performance | 1 | 9.1% |
| Progressive web app | 1 | 9.1% |
| Protocol | 1 | 9.1% |
| Tag management | 1 | 9.1% |
| Technology | Category |
|---|---|
| A | Tag management |
| T | Web fonts |
A Akamai | CDN |
| AAkamai Bot Manager | Security |
| D | Security |
| HHSTS | Security |
| PPWA | Progressive web app |
| LLenis | JavaScript library |
| PPriority Hints | Performance |
| HHTTP/3 | Protocol |
| OOpen Graph | Metadata |
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Adobe recent signals
- Shantanu Narayen notified the board on March 9, 2026 that he will transition out of the chief executive role once a successor is appointed, while staying on as chair. Lead independent director Frank Calderoni chairs the special committee running a search across internal and external candidatesMarch 2026
- Daniel Durn resigned as chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance, technology, security and operations effective June 15, 2026, and Steven Day, a twenty-year Adobe finance leader, was appointed interim chief financial officerJune 2026
- Adobe completed its acquisition of Semrush Holdings for $1.87 billion, primarily in cash, adding search engine optimization, generative engine optimization and agentic search optimization tooling to its marketing portfolioApril 2026
- Second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue was a record $6.62 billion, up 13 percent year over year, with total annualized recurring revenue of $27.10 billion and AI-first annualized recurring revenue tripling year over year to more than $500 millionJune 2026
- Adobe raised its full-year fiscal 2026 targets to total revenue of $26.50 billion to $26.60 billion, factoring in the Semrush acquisition and current macroeconomic conditionsJune 2026
- The board approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing up to $25 billion of common stock through April 30, 2030, and the company repurchased roughly 8.5 million shares during the second quarter aloneApril 2026
- Fiscal 2025 revenue reached $23.77 billion, up 11 percent, with Digital Media at $17.65 billion, Digital Experience at $5.86 billion and subscription revenue accounting for 96 percent of the totalJanuary 2026
- Adobe employed 31,360 people at November 28, 2025, half in the United States and half across its international locations, with a total attrition rate of 9.9 percent over fiscal 2025January 2026
- Adobe owns its San Jose headquarters campus and occupies about 1.7 million square feet there, with its largest properties outside the United States in Bangalore and Noida at roughly 0.7 million square feet eachJanuary 2026
- Shareholders elected all eleven director nominees at the April 15, 2026 annual meeting and ratified KPMG as auditor for the fiscal year ending November 27, 2026, while the advisory vote on executive compensation passed narrowly with 148.8 million shares for and 145.0 million againstApril 2026
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Companies similar to Adobe
| Name | Employees |
|---|---|
| Microsoft | 234,000+ |
| Oracle | 141,000+ |
| SAP | 108,000+ |
| Salesforce | 88,000+ |
| Adobe | 31,360 |
| Intuit | 18,000+ |
| Autodesk | 15,000+ |
| Canva | 5,000+ |
| Company | Revenue | Employees | HQ | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ~$6.1B | 15,000+ | United States | 1982 |
| S | ~$41.5B | 88,000+ | United States | 1999 |
| M | ~$281.7B | 234,000+ | United States | 1975 |
| O | ~$67.4B | 141,000+ | United States | 1977 |
| S | ~$37B | 108,000+ | Germany | 1972 |
| I | ~$18.8B | 18,000+ | United States | 1983 |
| C | ~$3B | 5,000+ | Australia | 2013 |
| F | ~$1B | 1,500+ | United States | 2012 |
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Adobe org chart
Shantanu NarayenChair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer- SDSteven DayInterim Chief Financial Officer
- ACAnil ChakravarthyPresident, Customer Experience Orchestration Business
- DWDavid WadhwaniPresident, Creativity and Productivity Business
- LBLara BalazsChief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Marketing
- GCGloria ChenChief People Officer and Executive Vice President, Employee Experience
- LPLouise PentlandChief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Legal and Government Relations
- JFJillian ForuszSenior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
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Adobe leadership
8 current leaders are tracked, led by Shantanu Narayen. Contact details stay locked on this page and are revealed in the app.
| Leader | Profile | |
|---|---|---|
| SNShantanu NarayenChair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer | ••••@adobe.com | Profile → |
| SDSteven DayInterim Chief Financial Officer | ••••@adobe.com | Profile → |
| ACAnil ChakravarthyPresident, Customer Experience Orchestration Business | ••••@adobe.com | Profile → |
| DWDavid WadhwaniPresident, Creativity and Productivity Business | ••••@adobe.com | Profile → |
| LBLara BalazsChief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Marketing | ••••@adobe.com | Profile → |
| GCGloria ChenChief People Officer and Executive Vice President, Employee Experience | ••••@adobe.com | Profile → |
| LPLouise PentlandChief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Legal and Government Relations | ••••@adobe.com | Profile → |
| JFJillian ForuszSenior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller | ••••@adobe.com | Profile → |
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Adobe news & media
- SAdobe Reports Record Q2 Results
Adobe posted record second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $6.62 billion, up 13 percent, and raised its full-year revenue and non-GAAP earnings targets. AI-first annualized recurring revenue tripled year over year and passed $500 million.
- SShantanu Narayen Announces Decision to Transition as Adobe's CEO Once Successor is Named
After eighteen years as chief executive, Shantanu Narayen said he will step aside once a successor is appointed and will remain chair of the board. The board named lead independent director Frank Calderoni to chair the search committee.
- SAdobe Delivers Record Q1 Results
First-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue reached $6.40 billion, up 12 percent, with subscription revenue and remaining performance obligations both growing 13 percent and record first-quarter operating cash flows of $2.96 billion.
- SAdobe Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2025
The filing reports total revenue of $23.77 billion for fiscal 2025, a workforce of 31,360 people at November 28, 2025 and roughly 1.7 million square feet of owned office space at the San Jose headquarters.
- SAdobe reports a chief financial officer transition on Form 8-K
Daniel Durn resigned as chief financial officer effective June 15, 2026. Steven Day, who joined Adobe in 2006 and led business unit and corporate finance, was appointed interim chief financial officer immediately on Durn's departure.
- SAdobe reports 2026 annual meeting results and a new $25 billion repurchase authorization
Shareholders elected eleven directors and ratified KPMG as auditor. The board separately approved a stock repurchase program of up to $25 billion of common stock running through April 30, 2030.
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