# Block, Inc. official name

entity: /record/block.md  
predicate: official_name  
page: /record/block/official_name  
as_of: 2026-11-01  

As of November 1, 2026, Block, Inc.'s official name on the AsOf record is Block, Inc., dated December 10, 2021, from 2 primary sources (squareup.com and sec.gov). The record holds 2 claims on Block, Inc.'s official name, 1 still open and 1 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current official name

What the record asserts on 2026-11-01.

- [Block, Inc.](/record/block.md) | official_name | Block, Inc. | valid 2021-12-10 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_A82AF8BA7D4D](/claim/clm_A82AF8BA7D4D.md)
  sources: https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-changes-name-to-block, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110778747, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312521354007/d270905d8k.htm

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Block, Inc.](/record/block.md) | official_name | Square, Inc. | valid 2009-01-01 to 2021-12-10 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_A82AF8BA7D4D](/claim/clm_A82AF8BA7D4D.md) | [clm_62F9C4D971BE](/claim/clm_62F9C4D971BE.md)
  sources: https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-changes-name-to-block, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110778747, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312521354007/d270905d8k.htm
- [Block, Inc.](/record/block.md) | official_name | Block, Inc. | valid 2021-12-10 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_A82AF8BA7D4D](/claim/clm_A82AF8BA7D4D.md)
  sources: https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-changes-name-to-block, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110778747, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312521354007/d270905d8k.htm

## What replaced what

- Square, Inc. (2009-01-01 to 2021-12-10, [clm_62F9C4D971BE](/claim/clm_62F9C4D971BE.md)) was replaced by Block, Inc. from 2021-12-10 ([clm_A82AF8BA7D4D](/claim/clm_A82AF8BA7D4D.md))

## Questions this record answers

### What is Block, Inc.'s current official name?

Block, Inc., dated December 10, 2021, from 2 primary sources (squareup.com and sec.gov). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).

### When did Block, Inc.'s official name last change?

The latest value on the record is Block, Inc., dated December 10, 2021; before it the record holds Square, Inc., dated January 1, 2009 and closed on December 10, 2021.

### What was Block, Inc.'s official name before Block, Inc.?

Square, Inc., valid from January 1, 2009 to December 10, 2021 (status superseded), from 2 primary sources (squareup.com and sec.gov).


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- JSON: /v1/entities/block/official_name (this fact) · /v1/entities/block?predicates=official_name (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: timeline(entity: "block", predicates: ["official_name"]) for every dated value · fetch(id: "/record/block/official_name.md") for this page
- Entity twin: /record/block.md · timeline: /timelines/block.md

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