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# Our Demographics

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## TIME Inside TIME: Reference Facts and FAQ

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[TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/)

Aug 31, 2026 2:33 PM UTC

TIME is committed to sharing data about our global employee population annually. Information on gender identity and race is voluntarily self-reported by our employees. Here is how our employees have identified as of December 2025.

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ebc61bb4f267384/6a95ec7152cba1666de2bd50/ChatGPT_Image_Aug_31_2026_05_00_22_PM.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08ff35542494b0c5/6a96011c643c9e6213a5a680/ChatGPT_Image_Aug_31_2026_06_32_35_PM.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Notes:

* Information on gender identity and race is voluntarily self-reported by TIME employees.
* This data represents the employee population at TIME as of December 2025 (not including temporary and contract workers).
* “Leadership” here includes all employees with a “Director” title and above.
* We intend to report on the demographic makeup of our employee population annually.
* As a U.S.-headquartered company, the categories used here align with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) classifications.

Previous Years:

[2024](https://time.com/7344251/our-demographics-2024/)

[2023](https://time.com/our-demographics-2023/)

[_2022_](https://time.com/our-demographics-2022/)

[_2021_](https://time.com/our-demographics/)

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