401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$288M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,796
Participants Above avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$102,985
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Zendesk, Inc. · California · Information & Media

$288M in assets, 2,796 participants

Zendesk, Inc.'s Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $288M in total assets and 2,796 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,639 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in California

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 2,796 participants in California, 4.4x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $288M.

#2,639
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+36.4%
assets growth YoY
2.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$287,945,221 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,796 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $77M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $211M in the plan year 2022 filing to $288M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,657 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,796 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 264411091 · Zendesk, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $288M · 2,796 · 96th

  • PHOTO $288M
  • PHOTO 2,796
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  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Radiate Holdco, LLC Retirement Savings Plan
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Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan$288MRadiate Holdco, LLC Retirement Savings PlanRadiate Holdco, LLC Retireme…$288MGlanbia Companies 401(k) Plan$288MCdi Management Corp. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanCdi Management Corp. 401(k) …$288MSolera Holdings, LLC Retirement Savings PlanSolera Holdings, LLC Retirem…$288M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$211M
Net Assets (End of Year)$288M
Net Income$77M
Employer EIN264411091
Plan Effective Date2010-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Zendesk, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Zendesk, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$352M 66.89370035280845% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $211M $352M ▲ +66.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,657 $211M
2023 1 2,796 $288M
2024 1 2,183 $352M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.287945221 · Participants: 2796Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Radiate Holdco, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in NJ ($288M); by covered participants it is Townebank Stock and Savings Plan in VA (2,796 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($288M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,796 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 36.4% during 2023, from $211M to $288M. Reported net income was $77M.
How have Zendesk, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Zendesk, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 66.9%, from $211M to $352M.
Where does Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Radiate Holdco, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in NJ ($288M, 3,323 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Zendesk, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Townebank Stock and Savings Plan in VA (2,796 participants, $283M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 264411091.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.