How to Do Breakout Rooms in Zoom

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May 11, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to set up and launch breakout rooms in Zoom.

Quick summary

Zoom Breakout Rooms let meeting hosts split participants into smaller, focused groups during a live session. You can create and configure breakout rooms in just a few clicks directly from the Zoom meeting toolbar.

Steps

On Zoom's main dashboard, click New Meeting to get started.
In the meeting, open the menu bar at the bottom of the screen and click More.
Select Breakout Rooms from the list of available options.
Configure the Breakout Room settings — such as the number of rooms and assignment method — according to your preferences.
Click Create to proceed with your chosen settings.
The Breakout Room will be created instantly and is ready to use.

📌 Why this matters

Zoom Breakout Rooms enable meeting hosts to divide participants into smaller groups for focused discussion, collaboration, or training — all without leaving the main Zoom session. This feature is essential for educators, team leads, and facilitators who need to run workshops, group activities, or parallel workstreams at scale. Setting up breakout rooms takes under a minute directly from the Zoom meeting interface, making it one of the most accessible collaboration tools available in video conferencing today. Understanding how to create and configure breakout rooms helps teams get more value from every Zoom meeting.

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