# clm_8545CF562D2F

subject: Starbucks (/record/starbucks.md)  
predicate: employees  
value: 383,000  
valid_from: 2021-10-03  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.50  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-12  
cite: AsOf. "Starbucks employees: 383,000", as of 2021-10-03. Claim clm_8545CF562D2F, https://asof.is/claim/clm_8545CF562D2F, accessed 2026-11-12. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922421000086/sbux-20211003.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-12 · its source page states the value and the date  

> As of October 3, 2021, Starbucks employed approximately 383,000 people worldwide.

What https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922421000086/sbux-20211003.htm says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922421000086/sbux-20211003.htm (primary, sec.gov)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37158 (secondary, Wikidata)
- https://s22.q4cdn.com/869488222/files/doc_financials/2021/ar/Starbucks-Fiscal-2021-Annual-Report.pdf (secondary)

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