Company, United States
Statistics
- People here now
- 1
- People ever
- 3
- Citations of current people
- 17,086
- Median h-index of current people
- 19
- Full moves in and out
- 1 in, 2 out
Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 1 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 3 people shaping AI have worked at Pinterest, including 1 (33%) here now and 2 with former affiliations. Among 3,344 companies, Pinterest is tied for 204th by all-time people and tied for 179th by current headcount. Computer vision leads 2 areas of expertise (2 of 3 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 3 people in 2017 and stood at 1 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 1 full move in and 2 out.
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Pinterest from 2017 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.
Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Other | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
Compared with peer companies, Pinterest ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 179th of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 204th); 1 of its 3 all-time people (33%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at Pinterest (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Pinterest to 10 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Eric Tzeng) has 17,086 citations and an h-index of 19 (tied for 360th among 511 counted companies).
People here now
The 1 person with a current role at Pinterest is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (University of California, Berkeley).
People with former affiliations
We record 2 people who formerly worked at Pinterest. 1 of the 2 has a recorded current role at another organization (NVIDIA and Stanford University). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 189,108 (median h-index 87.5).
Posts that include Pinterest
Pinterest appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.