Roblox layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Roblox reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 2,457 to 3,065.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | 2,457 | December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | 2,474 | December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | 3,065 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryCompany announced a return-to-office plan requiring a subset of remote employees to work from the San Mateo headquarters three days a week, with cash severance costs recorded for it.
Word for word“(1) Relates to cash severance costs associated with the Company’s return-to-office (“RTO”) plan announced in October 2023, which requires a subset of the Company’s remote employees to begin working from the San Mateo headquarters for three days a week, beginning in the summer of 2024.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryCompany completed its return-to-office plan, requiring a subset of remote employees to work from San Mateo headquarters three days a week; the plan was announced in October 2023 and involved cash severance costs.
Word for word“(2) Relates to cash severance costs associated with the Company’s return-to-office (“RTO”) plan announced in October 2023, which required a subset of the Company’s remote employees to begin working from the San Mateo headquarters for three days a week, beginning in the summer of 2024.” 10-K for 2024
Roblox has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Roblox’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-11. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.