Business / 2 weeks ago

How a new wave of platforms out-perform corporate giants on revenue per employee

For the Fortune-500 giants that dominate revenue charts, McKesson leads the traditional field with more than US $8 million per employee, while companies such as Alphabet Inc. and Apple Inc. hover around US $1.9 million and US $2.4 million, respectively. So what’s driving this shift? The answer lies in business models built for scale with minimal internal labour: platforms that rely heavily on creator economies, freelanced talent, algorithmic infrastructure, and minimal fixed overhead.