The U.S. Technology Giants Lead The H-1B Visa List in 2025
When it comes to hiring foreign-born talent, America’s tech giants are leading the way. The Government data shows that tech giants like Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Google had the most approved new H-1B petitions in FY 2025. Among these companies, Apple is at a striking number 6. Concurrently, most of the Indian-based companies have completely withered away from the list. No more than three Indian-based companies are among the top 25 employers of new H-1B visa holders in FY 2025.
However, these numbers predate Trump’s latest restrictive immigration measures, including the $100,000 fee on the entry of new H-1B visa holders. Additional restrictions, like Operation Firewall and wage-based lotteries, are also going to put a severe bottleneck on H-1B hiring in the upcoming year.
Here, our EB-1A consultants have presented our insights, analysis, and what these numbers could mean.
U.S. Tech Giants Soar on H-1B Hires While The India-Based Companies Fade
According to the latest government data, FY 2025 witnessed the premium U.S. tech giants hiring the most H-1B workers. For instance, Amazon topped the list with 4644 approved H-1B petitions, followed by Meta Platforms (1555), Microsoft (1394), and Google (1050), as reported by the National Foundation for American Policy analysis. The report also added that this was the first time the top four U.S. technology companies held the top four spots for the approvals of new H-1B petitions.
NFAP actually analyzed the data from the H-1B Employer Data Hub and then went on to separately calculate company totals for initial and continuing employment, identifying affiliates whenever possible.
According to their reports, most of these tech giants are seeking talent to spearhead their AI innovations and complement spending in AI-driven research. CNBC reported the data in the following terms:
“Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon each lifted their guidance for capital expenditures and now collectively expect that number to reach more than $380 billion this year."
Hence, with this level of spending, it is hard to accuse these companies of hiring H-1B visa holders merely to save money.
However, the picture is completely different for the Indian-based companies. Only three Indian-based companies made it to the list of top 25 H-1B employers. The NFAP analysis observed the following: “The latest data indicate a shift has occurred: Only three Indian-based companies in FY 2025 were among the top 25 employers with approved H-1B petitions for initial employment. In FY 2025, the top seven Indian-based companies had only 4,573 H-1B petitions approved for initial employment, a 70% drop from FY 2015 and 37% fewer than in FY 2024.”
According to the experts, the new numbers carry immense implications for the broader disputes and accusations against the H-1B visa policy. The NFAP study notes along this line: “For years, critics have complained about ‘outsourcing’ companies receiving H-1B visas, arguing against H-1B visas being used by companies that provide information technology services. Given the FY 2025 H-1B numbers, H-1B critics will likely need a new argument.”
The bottom line
The latest data related to H-1B shows that visa hiring is not as straightforward as the debate may suggest. As a leading EB-1A green card consultancy, we are always publishing our objective insights and analysis of the U.S. visa landscape. Stay tuned to us to get all the latest updates by the hour.
Sources & further readings
- National Foundation for American Policy.“H-1B Petitions and Denial Rates in FY 2025.” NFAP, November 2025.
- Anderson, Stuart.“Top U.S. Technology Companies Dominate H-1B Visa List in 2025.” Forbes, November 17, 2025.
- Angel One.“From TCS to HCL: H-1B Petitions by Indian IT Firms Tumble in 2025.” Angel One, 2025.
