Block

Layoff Radar

Data updated Oct 17, 2026Maintained by Slate

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Block

Sector: Fintech
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Ownership: Public
Employees: 10,205 as of Dec 31, 2025

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How we count

People affected4,000Published numbers and documented minimums

Confirmed events1Counted in the totals

Reported events0Awaiting corroboration

Figures describe announced reductions.

Layoff history

1 matching record. Open a row to see its sources.

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Company	Announced	People	Status	Evidence
BlockFintech, AI cited	Feb 26, 2026	4,000	Confirmed

Reported headcount

Figures Block published itself. A decline is not necessarily a layoff: attrition, hiring freezes and divestitures also reduce headcount, so these figures never enter layoff totals.

Period	Headcount	Change	Source
FY2025As of Dec 31, 2025, Full time employees	10,205	−1,167−10.3%	sec.govPublished Feb 26, 2026Exact quote match
FY2024As of Dec 31, 2024, Full time employees	11,372	First figure	sec.govPublication date not recordedExact quote match

All sources for Block

Coverage, not a census.Layoffs at technology and tech-adjacent companies worldwide, plus US WARN notices. Coverage is incomplete; absence does not mean no layoffs. The January 16–31 research batch is still outstanding.