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IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV)
Clinical research and health data, split by segment. Read October 1, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending 2025-12-31, filed 2026-02-17. Ranked 15 of the 27 Healthcare companies read so far, by the share within reach now: the sector.
The filing states approximately 93,000 employees in over 100 countries and nothing by segment, so the patterns follow segment revenue and description (c).
The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.
What follows from the reading
Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 20% now, 46% at the end of 2027, 61% at the end of 2028, 69% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 69% desk work, 19% people work and 12% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 30% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 54% becomes checking a model's work and 8% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.
Headcount
93,000 employees as of 2025-12-31 (stated). The filing states over 100 countries and gives no count by country; revenue by geography puts the Americas at 47%.
The filing: “With approximately 93,000 employees in over 100 countries, including experts in healthcare, life sciences, data science, technology and operational excellence, we are dedicated to accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments.”
The workforce as industry patterns
| Pattern | Share | Reason, from the filing |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Research and Development Services | 58% | By revenue (c): Research and Development Solutions at 55% of revenue, the clinical trial work the filing describes, weighted up for its staffing, with no count by segment. |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 37% | By revenue (c): Technology and Analytics Solutions at 41% of revenue, the data, software and analytics work the filing describes, with no stated count. |
| Business Support Services | 5% | By revenue (c): Contract Sales and Medical Solutions at 5% of revenue, the outsourced sales and medical teams the filing describes, with no stated count. |
What the filing says about the workforce: Approximately 93,000 employees in over 100 countries; 74,000 responded on average to its two 2025 surveys; over 2,000 from 71 countries in enterprise leadership programs.
What the filing says about AI
43 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI in 43 sentences: Healthcare-grade AI inside its Connected Intelligence offering, a commitment to responsible AI built on privacy and patient safety, and AI as an opportunity for smarter healthcare.
- “IQVIA's portfolio of solutions are powered by IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ to deliver actionable insights and services built on high-quality health data, Healthcare-grade AI ® , advanced analytics, the latest technologies and extensive domain expertise.”
- “We are committed to using artificial intelligence ("AI") responsibly, with AI-powered capabilities built on best-in-class approaches to privacy, regulatory compliance and patient safety, and delivering AI to the high standards of trust, scalability and precision demanded by the industry.”
- “Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence ("AI") presents opportunities for smarter healthcare.”
- “IQVIA has a rich history of developing Healthcare-grade AI ® .”
- “We have steadily expanded our capabilities over the years in connection with machine learning, natural language processing and generative and agentic AI as technology evolves.”
Headcount by filing year
As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.
| Period | Employees | Filed | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 93,000 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K |
| 2024-12-31 | 88,000 | 2025-02-13 | 10-K |
| 2023-12-31 | 87,000 | 2024-02-15 | 10-K |
| 2022-12-31 | 86,000 | 2023-02-15 | 10-K |
| 2021-12-31 | 79,000 | 2022-02-16 | 10-K |
| 2020-12-31 | 70,000 | 2021-02-12 | 10-K |
| 2019-12-31 | 67,000 | 2020-02-18 | 10-K |
| 2018-12-31 | 58,000 | 2019-02-19 | 10-K |
| 2017-12-31 | 55,000 | 2018-02-16 | 10-K |
| 2016-12-31 | 50,000 | 2017-02-16 | 10-K |
| 2015-12-31 | 36,100 | 2016-02-11 | 10-K |
| 2014-12-31 | 32,600 | 2015-02-12 | 10-K |
| 2013-12-31 | 28,200 | 2014-02-13 | 10-K |
Limits of this reading
- The filing counts no people by segment or by country; the pattern shares rest on segment revenue and description (c).
- The U.S. share is not stated.
Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001628280-26-008322, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
Questions about this company
- How much of IQVIA Holdings Inc.'s working time is within reach of AI?
- An estimated 20% now and 61% by the end of 2028, on METR's long-run pace at four in five, from the workforce IQVIA Holdings Inc.'s own annual report describes and BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. It is an estimate with a stated method. It is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings, and it says nothing about what the company will do.
- How many people does IQVIA Holdings Inc. employ?
- 93,000 as of December 31, 2025, as its annual report for the period ending December 31, 2025 states.
- What kinds of work make up IQVIA Holdings Inc.'s workforce?
- Read from its annual report as a blend of 3 industry staffing patterns, the largest Scientific Research and Development Services; by those patterns the work is about 69% desk work, 19% people work and 12% body work. Each share has a one-sentence reason on this page that can be checked against the filing.
- What does IQVIA Holdings Inc.'s annual report say about AI?
- 43 sentences in the filing name AI. They are counted and quoted on this page, never judged: a count says how much a filing talks about AI, not what the company does with it.
- How is this estimated?
- Claude Fable 5.1 read the annual report under the Index's written rubric (version 1) on October 1, 2026: the stated headcount, the share in the U.S. when stated, and the workforce as a blend of industry staffing patterns. The estimates are the site's industry estimates weighted by those shares, from O*NET tasks with estimated lengths and METR's measurements of how long a task AI models can finish. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
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