FY Ended December 31, in millions except percentage
| 2023 | 2024 | YoY
---------------------------|------|------|------
research and development | $165 | $751 | 356%
sales and marketing | $201 | $472 | 134%
general and administrative | $168 | $316 | 88%
And most of that increase came from a one-time charge from allowing employees to sell their RSUs. While not a cash cost for Figma, it was booked as an expense and allocated as follows:
| 2024
---------------------------|------
cost of revenue | $25
research and development | $463
sales and marketing | $187
general and administrative | $184
total | $858
If you subtract the one-time charge, you get:
| 2023 | 2024 (adj.) | YoY
---------------------------|------|-------------|------
research and development | $165 | $288 | 75%
sales and marketing | $201 | $285 | 42%
general and administrative | $168 | $132 | (21)%
total | $534 | $705 | 32%