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Block
Square + Cash App + Afterpay. Merchant + consumer fintech.
On the watchlist — 3.5k employees.
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Headcount
3.5k
0.0%
90d change
0.0%
Funding events (90d)
0
2 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0
headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction
Signals
source: PDL v25Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$1.6M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
31.7%
high — churn risk
Average tenure
3.2 yrs
long — sticky culture
Time since last raise
1y 2mo
last round
Hiring flow · Block
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25Engineering
1,181
-27%
Professional Service
408
-15%
Fulfillment
206
-12%
Research
205
-16%
Legal
186
-7%
Operations
144
-15%
Finance
134
-6%
Human Resources
131
-28%
Other
539
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In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- The VergeHeadline1d agoJack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend
Article is primarily about Block's new Dessa AI speech model, its capabilities, and design philosophy.
- DecryptHeadline2mo agoJack Dorsey's Block Applies for Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin
Article is entirely about Block's application for a national bank charter for Builders Bank & Trust.
- DecryptHeadline2mo agoCathie Wood’s Ark Invest Buys $37 Million in Bitcoin and Payments Firm Block
Primary subject; article covers Ark's $37.4M Block investment and Block's Q2 earnings growth.
- CoinDesk2mo agoCash App's crypto support expands beyond bitcoin and USDC via MoonPay
Block's Cash App is the primary subject; article announces crypto expansion via MoonPay partnership.
Events
Layoff · 3.84% (142 roles)
Departures in 2026-05: 215 vs 6-mo baseline of 72.5 (2.97× spike). Derived from PDL.
6mo ago
Layoff · 3.41% (133 roles)
Departures in 2026-03: 188 vs 6-mo baseline of 55 (3.42× spike). Derived from PDL.
8mo ago
Layoff · 8.91% (382 roles)
Departures in 2026-02: 437 vs 6-mo baseline of 55 (7.95× spike). Derived from PDL.
9mo ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $2.2B
1y ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $2.0B
2y ago
Layoff · 3.86% (171 roles)
Departures in 2024-03: 234 vs 6-mo baseline of 63 (3.71× spike). Derived from PDL.
3y ago