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About The Happiness Index

For over a decade, The Happiness Index has helped organisations worldwide understand how their people actually think and feel.

Not just what they say in an annual survey. What’s really going on.

Our vision.

Unlock the secrets of workplace happiness.

Our mission

Reach one billion data points. We're well over a quarter of the way there.

Why it matters

The reason we want 1 billion data points is because the more cultural data we have, the more we can help you drive performance.

Our story so far


From a café in Islington to one of the most comprehensive workplace happiness datasets in the world.

  • May 2014. University friends met at the Wonder Café in Islington, London, with a shared purpose. Give every employee a voice.
  • The first question. Our original platform asked just one thing. “How happy are you as an employee of your company?” Simple. Radical. It worked.
  • TED talk. Co-Founder Matt took our data-driven cultural insights to the global stage. You can book him to speak at your next event.
  • Building the ecosystem. We expanded beyond software to build a full-suite solution. A platform covering the entire employee experience, free sector benchmarking, custom insight reports and expert consultancy.
  • 250 million data points across 170 countries. Our methodology gained global trust. We built one of the most comprehensive workplace happiness datasets in the world.
  • March 2026. We launched our inaugural Global Workplace Happiness Report. The deepest study into workplace engagement and happiness ever conducted. Read the 2026 report.

Culture and values

We practice what we preach. Our team uses our own platform to shape how we work, lead and grow. Every voice counts, including ours.

Freedom to be human

Our data shows it clearly. People do their best work when they're free to be themselves. Flexibility, empathy and inclusion aren't perks. They're how we're built.

Neuroscience

Neuroscience is the foundation of everything we measure. Our methodology uses neuroscience to understand how your people think and feel at work.

Our framework balances safety, relationships and purpose to help your people perform at their best.

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The Little Book of Happiness.


Everything you need to understand what drives your people. And what it means for your bottom line.

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