Bellevue (BEL-vyoo) is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. As the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area, Bellevue has variously been characterized as an edge city, a suburb, boomburb, or satellite city. Its population was 122,363 at the 2010 census and 148,164 in a 2019 census estimate. As of 2019, the city promotes itself as a diverse, global city at the heart of Seattle's Eastside, and home to some of the world's most innovative technology companies. Prior to 2008, downtown Bellevue underwent rapid change, with many high-rise projects under construction, and was relatively unaffected by the economic downturn. The downtown area is currently the second-largest city center in Washington state, with 1,300 businesses, 45,000 employees, and 10,200 residents. Based on per capita income, Bellevue is the sixth-wealthiest of 522 communities in the state of Washington. In 2008, Bellevue was number one in CNNMoney's list of the best places to live and launch a business, and in 2010 was again ranked as the fourth-best place to live in America. In 2014, Bellevue was ranked as the second-best place to live by USA Today. More than 145 companies have been located in Bellevue. Current companies with headquarters in Bellevue include PACCAR Inc, T-Mobile, and Valve. The name "Bellevue" is derived from the French words for "beautiful view".
| # | Company | Locations in Bellevue | Job ads/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon | 14,351 | |
| 2 | Kirkland | 4,073 | |
| 3 | University of Washington | 2,955 | |
| 4 | Deloitte US | 2,099 | |
| 5 | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Redmond | 1,678 |
| 6 | Seattle Children's | 1,359 | |
| 7 | Microsoft | Redmond | 1,263 |
| 8 | System One | 1,008 | |
| 9 | Starbucks | 1,005 | |
| 10 | Alignerr | 941 | |
| 11 | Allied Universal | Clyde Hill, Redmond | 935 |
| 12 | Uber | 897 | |
| 13 | Aston Carter | 840 | |
| 14 | Meta | 789 | |
| 15 | Spacex | Redmond | 660 |
| 16 | Virginia Mason Franciscan Health | 658 | |
| 17 | Starbucks Coffee Company | Redmond, Kirkland | 574 |
| 18 | Amergis | 534 | |
| 19 | GE Aerospace | 526 | |
| 20 | The Boeing Company | 512 | |
| 21 | Insight Global | Wilburton | 507 |
| 22 | EY US | 490 | |
| 23 | Jacobs | 472 | |
| 24 | Compass Group, North America | 471 | |
| 25 | TikTok | 469 |
Number of companies with job ads mentioning the technology