Snap return to office policy4 days a week.
Snap's 'default together' policy has expected employees to spend at least 80% of their time in the office, about four days a week, since February 2023.
Days in the office
- Policy
- Hybrid
- In effect since
- February 2023
- Announced
- November 29, 2022
- Industry
- Tech
- Headquarters
- Santa Monica, CA
- Checked
- Reported October 2026
What the policy says.
- Applies to all of Snap's roughly 30 offices worldwide.
- Work-related activity such as client meetings counts as in-office time.
- An exceptions process exists for employees seeking remote-by-default status.
- Announced in an Evan Spiegel memo after Snap cut about 20% of staff in 2022.
How Snap's policy changed since 2020.
March 2020
Employees move to remote work.
November 29, 2022
Spiegel memo announces 80% in-office ('default together') starting Feb 2023.
February 2023
Four-day policy takes effect.
Sources and how sure we are.
ReportedReported by major outlets, but not every detail is confirmed by the company.The 2026 status rests only on a third-party tracker (October 2026); no newer independent reporting has been found.
- 1.Snapchat remote work policy change CNN, November 29, 2022
- 2.Snap return to office four days a week memo: Evan Spiegel 'default together' Fortune, November 29, 2022
- 3.Companies Returning to Office: RTO Tracker [October 2026] Archie (third-party tracker), October 2026
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Other tech employers, side by side.
- Amazon5 days a week, since January 20255
- Dell5 days a week, since March 20255
- X (Twitter)5 days a week, since November 20225
- Intel4 days a week, since September 20254
- Apple3 days a week, since September 20223
- Expedia Group3 days a week3
- Google (Alphabet)3 days a week, since April 20223
- IBM3 days a week, since January 20243
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Questions
Does Snap require employees to return to the office?
Yes. Snap's 'default together' policy has expected employees to spend at least 80% of their time in the office, about four days a week, since February 2023.
How many days a week does Snap require in the office?
4 days a week in the office, as of October 2026.
When did Snap's current office policy start?
It took effect in February 2023, after being announced in November 2022.
What was the latest change to Snap's office policy?
February 2023: Four-day policy takes effect.