While the needle of progress often seems stuck in the tech industry, Google's own annual diversity reports reveal a company slowly but surely inching forward, percentage point by percentage point, toward becoming a more inclusive tech giant.
Key Takeaways
- In 2023, women represented 34.2% of Google's global workforce
- In 2022, women represented 33.6% of Google's global workforce
- In 2021, women represented 32.1% of Google's global workforce
- In 2023, Blacks/African Americans represented 5.9% of Google's US workforce
- In 2022, Blacks/African Americans were 5.3% of US Google workforce
- In 2021, Blacks/African Americans made up 4.7% of US Google employees
- In 2023, LGBTQ+ employees represented 11.5% of Google's US+UK+Canada+Australia workforce
- In 2022, LGBTQ+ self-identified 10.8% in surveyed regions Google
- In 2021, LGBTQ+ workforce 9.2% Google surveyed countries
- In 2023, People with disabilities represented 4.8% of Google's global workforce
- In 2022, People with disabilities 4.2% global Google workforce
- In 2021, Disabilities self-ID 3.9% Google
- In 2023, Veterans represented 1.8% of Google's US workforce
- In 2022, Veterans 1.6% US Google workforce
- In 2021, Veterans workforce 1.4% US Google
Google's diversity is slowly improving but remains far from balanced.
Disability Diversity
1In 2023, People with disabilities represented 4.8% of Google's global workforce
Verified2In 2022, People with disabilities 4.2% global Google workforce
Verified3In 2021, Disabilities self-ID 3.9% Google
Verified4In 2020, Disabled employees 3.5% workforce Google
Directional5In 2019, Disability rate US 5.1% Google
Single source6In 2023, Disabled in leadership 3.8% Google
Verified7In 2022, Disability new hires 4.5% Google
Verified8In 2021, Disability retention 86.2% Google
Verified9In 2020, Invisible disabilities 3.2% Google US
Directional10In 2018, Disability workforce 2.8% Google
Single source11In 2017, Disabled technical roles 2.5% Google
VerifiedDisability Diversity Interpretation
Google's disability representation is inching upwards like a cautious but determined climber, proving that while progress isn't a lightning strike, the steady drumbeat from 2.5% to 4.8% shows a genuine, if gradual, commitment to building a more accessible mountain.
Gender Diversity
1In 2023, women represented 34.2% of Google's global workforce
Verified2In 2022, women represented 33.6% of Google's global workforce
Verified3In 2021, women represented 32.1% of Google's global workforce
Verified4In 2020, women represented 31.7% of Google's global workforce
Directional5In 2019, women represented 30.8% of Google's global workforce
Single source6In 2023, women represented 34.5% of Google's US workforce
Verified7In 2022, women represented 33.9% of Google's US workforce
Verified8In 2021, women represented 33.3% of Google's US workforce
Verified9In 2023, non-binary employees represented 0.9% of Google's global workforce
Directional10In 2022, non-binary employees represented 0.8% of Google's global workforce
Single source11In 2023, women held 29.5% of leadership positions globally at Google
Verified12In 2022, women held 28.8% of leadership positions globally at Google
Verified13In 2023, women comprised 28.7% of Google executives and senior leaders in the US
Verified14In 2021, women held 25.5% of VP-level roles at Google globally
Directional15In 2020, women represented 26.7% of senior leadership at Google
Single source16In 2023, women made up 19.1% of technical roles at Google globally
Verified17In 2022, women in technical roles were 19.0% globally at Google
Verified18In 2019, women interns at Google were 25.5% globally
Verified19In 2023, female new hires at Google were 32.8% globally
Directional20In 2022, female hires represented 32.4% of new hires globally
Single source21In 2021, women promotions at Google were 27.5% of total promotions globally
Verified22In 2023, women in EMEA region at Google were 36.2% of workforce
Verified23In 2022, women in APAC region were 32.1% at Google
Verified24In 2020, women in sales roles at Google were 40.5%
Directional25In 2018, women represented 30.0% of Google's global workforce
Single source26In 2017, women in US technical roles at Google were 20.6%
Verified27In 2016, global women leadership at Google was 24.3%
Verified28In 2015, women hires at Google were 30.5% globally
Verified29In 2014, women in workforce globally were 30.8% at Google
Directional30In 2023, women retention rate at Google was 88.2% compared to 90.1% for men
Single sourceGender Diversity Interpretation
Progress at Google is moving at the speed of a diligently curated spreadsheet: while the lines for women and non-binary representation are trending upwards, they're doing so with the cautious optimism of someone carrying a very full, yet not quite equitable, cup of coffee.
LGBTQ Diversity
1In 2023, LGBTQ+ employees represented 11.5% of Google's US+UK+Canada+Australia workforce
Verified2In 2022, LGBTQ+ self-identified 10.8% in surveyed regions Google
Verified3In 2021, LGBTQ+ workforce 9.2% Google surveyed countries
Verified4In 2020, Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual 7.5% Google global survey
Directional5In 2023, Transgender/non-binary LGBTQ+ 1.2% Google
Single source6In 2022, LGBTQ+ in leadership 10.1% Google surveyed
Verified7In 2021, Bisexual employees 4.8% of LGBTQ+ at Google
Verified8In 2019, LGBTQ+ new hires 11.3% Google
Verified9In 2023, LGBTQ+ retention rate 89.4% Google
Directional10In 2020, Gay men 3.2% of workforce Google survey
Single source11In 2018, Lesbian women 1.1% Google
Verified12In 2022, Non-binary LGBTQ+ 0.9% Google
Verified13In 2021, LGBTQ+ promotions 10.5% Google
Verified14In 2017, LGBTQ+ self-ID rate increased 20% YoY Google
DirectionalLGBTQ Diversity Interpretation
The rainbow at Google is spreading at a reassuringly persistent pace, with loyalty running high and leadership nearly matching overall representation, though the 'T' in LGBTQ+ is still waiting for its spotlight moment.
Racial Ethnic Diversity
1In 2023, Blacks/African Americans represented 5.9% of Google's US workforce
Verified2In 2022, Blacks/African Americans were 5.3% of US Google workforce
Verified3In 2021, Blacks/African Americans made up 4.7% of US Google employees
Verified4In 2020, Hispanics/Latinos were 7.8% of Google's US workforce
Directional5In 2023, Hispanics/Latinos represented 8.4% of US Google workforce
Single source6In 2022, Asians were 42.1% of Google's US workforce
Verified7In 2021, Whites were 40.5% of US Google workforce
Verified8In 2023, Native Americans were 0.7% of US Google workforce
Verified9In 2020, Blacks in leadership US at Google 2.9%
Directional10In 2023, Latinos in leadership US 4.1% at Google
Single source11In 2022, Asians in leadership US 47.2% Google
Verified12In 2021, Whites in leadership US 52.3% Google
Verified13In 2019, Blacks new hires US 6.2% at Google
Verified14In 2023, Latino new hires US 9.1% Google
Directional15In 2022, Black promotions US 5.8% Google
Single source16In 2020, Asian technical roles US 52.4% Google
Verified17In 2018, US workforce Black 3.4% Google
Verified18In 2017, Latino US technical 4.1% Google
Verified19In 2016, White leadership US 72.1% Google
Directional20In 2023, multi-racial US workforce 6.2% Google
Single source21In 2021, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2% US Google
Verified22In 2019, Black exec/VP US 1.5% Google
Verified23In 2015, US workforce Asian 34.1% Google
Verified24In 2014, US Black workforce 2.0% Google
Directional25In 2022, Latino retention US 87.5% Google
Single sourceRacial Ethnic Diversity Interpretation
While Google's slow-motion diversity crawl shows progress, with Blacks and Latinos inching forward like snails with better PR, the view from the executive suite still looks suspiciously like a 2016 tech conference.
Veterans Diversity
1In 2023, Veterans represented 1.8% of Google's US workforce
Verified2In 2022, Veterans 1.6% US Google workforce
Verified3In 2021, Veterans workforce 1.4% US Google
Verified4In 2020, Veterans leadership 1.2% Google US
Directional5In 2019, Veteran hires 2.1% Google
Single sourceVeterans Diversity Interpretation
Google's veteran hiring may have had a brief, promising surge, but the subsequent crawl upward suggests their transition from the battlefield to the boardroom is still more of a tactical advance than a full-scale victory.