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IKEA is a home furnishings brand run as a franchise system, and its largest franchisee, Ingka Group, had 166,460 co-workers in fiscal 2025, the year that ended August 31, 2025. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the worldwide franchisor, while Ingka is owned by a Dutch foundation with no shareholders. Ingka reported revenue of EUR 41.5 billion in fiscal 2025, down 0.9% from EUR 41.8 billion a year earlier.
Ingka Group, the largest IKEA franchisee, is based in Leiden, Netherlands. Its website lists IKEA retail operations in 32 countries. In fiscal 2025, which ran from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, Ingka had 620 stores and other formats, up from 574 a year earlier. Germany was its top-selling country that year, at 15.4% of retail sales, with the US second at 12.6%. By region, Europe took 73.8% of fiscal 2025 retail sales, the Americas 17.2% and Asia Pacific 9.0%. Quantities sold rose 1.6% and online visitors 4.6% that year. The group also kept adding smaller stores, pick-up points, the IKEA Pre-owned second-hand platform and its app.
Ingka splits its business into three areas: IKEA Retail, Ingka Centres and Ingka Investments. The centers arm ran 37 shopping centers, which it calls meeting places, in fiscal 2025, up from 35. Investments go into retail, circular, financial market, forestland, real estate and renewable energy assets. The franchisor side is a separate group of companies. Inter IKEA Group includes Inter IKEA Systems B.V., plus range development, supply and some industry activities. In October 2026 its website listed 27,500 co-workers, 800 direct home furnishing suppliers, 31 IKEA Industry production units and 2 IKEA Components units. Across these companies, IKEA's global jobs page places roles in stores, development centers, factories, distribution facilities, studios and office hubs.
Ingka's headcount held nearly flat, at 166,460 co-workers in fiscal 2025 against 166,732 in fiscal 2024. In March 2026, a WARN notice filed with Tennessee's labor department covered 114 workers at the IKEA Memphis store in Cordova. IKEA described the closure as part of a strategic shift. Staff were to be offered jobs at other IKEA locations or severance. In H-1B labor condition applications (LCAs), IKEA Purchasing Services (US) Inc. in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, shows 2 filings in calendar 2024 and none in calendar 2025. As of October 13, 2026, IKEA's jobs site sorts openings into seven job areas and 29 sub-categories, from Food and Restaurant to IT & Digital Solutions.