Key Points
USCIS has updated its H-1B Employer Data Hub with fiscal year 2026 first-quarter data, covering petitions adjudicated between October and December 2025. The data shows which employers are sponsoring the most H-1B workers and where those jobs are concentrated geographically.
Top 10 H-1B Employers in FY 2026 Q1
The following employers had the most approved H-1B beneficiaries in the first quarter of FY 2026:
- Amazon Com Services LLC — 2,008 approved
- Tata Consultancy Services — 1,518 approved
- Microsoft Corporation — 1,179 approved
- Infosys Limited — 1,139 approved
- Google LLC — 1,040 approved
- Apple Inc — 983 approved
- Cognizant Technology Solutions — 980 approved
- Meta Platforms Inc — 698 approved
- Tesla Inc — 635 approved
- Wal-Mart Associates Inc — 629 approved
Amazon continues to dominate, consistent with its FY 2025 full-year total of over 10,000 approved beneficiaries. Indian IT services firms TCS, Infosys, and Cognizant remain major sponsors, together accounting for over 3,600 approvals in Q1 alone.
FY 2025 Full-Year Context
For the full fiscal year 2025, USCIS adjudicated approximately 415,275 H-1B petitions, approving 406,349 and denying 8,926 — an overall approval rate of 97.9%. Approval rates have stabilized above 94% since FY 2023. Broken down by petition type:
- New employment: 97% approval rate
- Continuations (extensions): 98% approval rate
- Employer transfers: 98% approval rate
Where the Jobs Are
The geographic heatmap in the data hub shows the highest concentration of H-1B petitions coming from California, Texas, New York, and New Jersey — reflecting the tech, consulting, and financial services hubs where demand for specialty-occupation workers is strongest.
What You Should Do
If you are an F-1 student considering employer-sponsored H-1B petitions after OPT, or an H-1B worker evaluating a transfer, the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub is a free, official tool you can use to research prospective employers. You can filter by employer name, state, city, industry (NAICS code), and fiscal year to see approval and denial counts. This can help you assess an employer's track record before accepting an offer contingent on H-1B sponsorship.
The data hub is updated quarterly and is available at the USCIS website under Tools > Immigration and Citizenship Data > H-1B Employer Data Hub.