Workday
Workday is a US enterprise software company founded in 2005 by Aneel Bhusri and Dave Duffield; it provides cloud applications and AI agents for HR, finance and IT, is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, and is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker WDAY.
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Key facts
2005Founding
According to the “Our Story” page on the company website, Workday was founded in 2005 by Aneel Bhusri and Dave Duffield and was an early provider of cloud software for HR and finance.[1]
2008Launch of Financial Management
The company launched Workday Financial Management in the cloud, expanding into financial management.[1]
2012Becoming a Public Company
October 1, 2025Completing the Acquisition of Paradox
Workday announced that it had completed its acquisition of Paradox, which develops a candidate experience agent that uses conversational AI to simplify the job application process, with a focus on frontline industries.[3]
November 4, 2025Completing the Acquisition of Sana
On September 16, 2025, Workday announced a definitive agreement to acquire Sana, an AI company building enterprise knowledge tools, for approximately $1.1 billion, and on November 4 it announced that the deal had been completed. Sana subsequently became the agentic experience and orchestration engine in Workday’s products.[4][2][5]
February 9, 2026Aneel Bhusri Returns as CEO
August 27, 2026Second-Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results
Workday reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2027, ended July 31, 2026: total revenues of $2.649 billion, up 12.8% year over year, including subscription revenues of $2.471 billion, up 13.9%.[7]
As of October 2026: Customer Base
The company’s press releases say that more than 11,500 organizations worldwide, including more than 65% of the Fortune 500, use Workday.[5]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Workday: Official website: https://www.workday.com/ (opens in a new window)[8]
X: Official account: https://x.com/workday (opens in a new window)[8]
LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Official account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workday (opens in a new window)[8]
YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: Official account: https://www.youtube.com/@workday (opens in a new window)[8]
Sources
- Our Story | Workday US (opens in a new window)
- Workday Completes Acquisition of Sana (opens in a new window)
- Workday Completes Acquisition of Paradox (opens in a new window)
- Workday Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Sana (opens in a new window)
- Workday to Bring Sana Everywhere Employees Work, Including Claude, Gemini Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Teams, and Slack (opens in a new window)
- Workday Announces CEO Transition as Co-Founder Aneel Bhusri Returns to Lead the Company's Next Chapter (opens in a new window)
- Workday Announces Fiscal 2027 Second Quarter Financial Results (opens in a new window)
- The Enterprise AI Platform for HR, Finance, and IT | Workday (opens in a new window)