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Top companies in Los Angeles

Media, gaming, consumer tech, and a fast-growing aerospace cluster.

Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in Los Angeles. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    The Walt Disney Company· Burbank, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 186.9k employees
    • Founded 1923
  2. 2
    The California State University· Long Beach, California, United States
    • 94.4k employees
    • Founded 1947
  3. 3
    TikTok· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • 85.5k employees
    • Founded 2003
  4. 4
    Los Angeles Unified School District· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • 45.2k employees
    • Founded 1961
  5. 5
    UCLA· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • Grant
    • 29.3k employees
    • Founded 1919
  6. 6
    Tetra Tech· Pasadena, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 27.8k employees
    • Founded 1966
  7. 7
    Trader Joe's· Monrovia, California, United States
    • 25.1k employees
    • Founded 1967
  8. 8
    University of Southern California· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • Grant
    • 24k employees
  9. 9
    Live Nation Entertainment· Beverly Hills, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 23.8k employees
    • Founded 2005
  10. 10
    VXI Global Solutions· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • Series A
    • 22.2k employees
    • Founded 2015
  11. 11
    Korn Ferry· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • 20.2k employees
    • Founded 1969
  12. 12
    Forever 21· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • Private equity
    • 19.3k employees
    • Founded 1984
  13. 13
    The Cheesecake Factory· Agoura Hills, California, United States
    • 19.2k employees
    • Founded 1978
  14. 14
    Universal Music Group· Santa Monica, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 19k employees
    • Founded 1934
  15. 15
    SpaceX· Hawthorne, California, United States
    • Secondary
    • 18.2k employees
    • Founded 2002
  16. 16
    Panda Restaurant Group· Rosemead, California, United States
    • Series A
    • 18.1k employees
    • Founded 1973
  17. 17
    Molina Healthcare· Long Beach, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 17.6k employees
    • Founded 1980
  18. 18
    UCLA Health· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • Grant
    • 17.5k employees
    • Founded 1955
  19. 19
    Work From Home Jobs· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • 17.2k employees
    • Founded 2019
  20. 20
    Cedars-Sinai· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • Grant
    • 16.5k employees
    • Founded 1902
  21. 21
    Harbor Freight Tools· Calabasas, California, United States
    • 16.1k employees
    • Founded 1977
  22. 22
    City of Los Angeles· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • 15.8k employees
    • Founded 1979
  23. 23
    DIRECTV· El Segundo, California, United States
    • 15.2k employees
    • Founded 1994
  24. 24
    Herbalife· Los Angeles, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 15.2k employees
    • Founded 1980
  25. 25
    Skechers· Manhattan Beach, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 15.1k employees
    • Founded 1992

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