Company Insights
Published on
June 5, 2025

How Many People Work at Block? Headcount and Employee Trends

Total Employees
2549
7.2% from last year
252
New Hires (YTD)
356
5% of total workforce
Departments
18
650 in Engineering
Locations
17
5,012 in New York, NY

Block, the parent company behind brands such as Square, Cash App, Afterpay and TIDAL, employs roughly 2,549 people. Recent staffing data shows 356 hires and 252 departures, resulting in steady net growth. The company blends financial services with consumer-facing software products, so its workforce spans engineering, product, operations and risk functions that support both regulated payments infrastructure and entertainment platforms.

Block Headcount Breakdown by Department

Engineering is Block’s largest team with 924 employees—about one-third of the entire organization—illustrating the firm’s emphasis on in-house technology development. Finance & Administration follows with 301 employees, reflecting the scale required to manage multi-brand financial operations. Marketing & Product (268 employees) and Human Resources (198 employees) round out other sizable groups, while Sales & Support, IT, Risk/Compliance, Business Management and Operations collectively add another 700+ staff. Recent hiring activity has predominantly increased technical and customer-facing roles, and attrition has been relatively balanced across departments.

Engineering
924
Finance and Administration
301
Marketing and Product
268
Human Resources
198
Sales and Support
184
Information Technology
180
Risk, Safety, Compliance
121
Business Management
118
Operations
98
Other
157

Block Employees by Location

Block’s head office in San Francisco hosts 565 employees, the single largest concentration of staff. Additional U.S. hubs include New York (235 employees), Seattle (128), Los Angeles (93), St. Louis (92), Atlanta (68), Austin (56) and Portland (52), illustrating a distributed presence in both coastal and central markets. Internationally, Melbourne, Australia accounts for 78 employees, and a further 147 people work from various other locations, highlighting Block’s flexible approach to remote and regional work arrangements.

San Francisco, CA
565
New York, NY
235
Seattle, WA
128
Los Angeles, CA
93
St Louis, MO
92
Atlanta, GA
68
Melbourne, Australia
78
Austin, TX
56
Portland, OR
52
Other
147
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