Tech layoff tracker

2026-10 · Enterprise SaaS

Workday is cutting up to 80 jobs at its Dublin headquarters.

Source: The Irish Times

2026-09 · Travel

Expedia Group is laying off 58 corporate employees at its Seattle headquarters.

Source: Yahoo Finance

2026-09 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (likely)

Filed a WARN notice for 359 employees in Washington state, mostly engineering and product roles at its two Seattle offices and remote staff, with a last day of November 13.

Source: GeekWire

2026-09 · Media & Streaming

BBC Media Tech, the division behind iPlayer, announced about 110 compulsory redundancies in a £37 million ($50 million) savings round, with a further 180 voluntary departures expected and 35 vacancies closed.

Source: Deadline

2026-09 · Transportation & Delivery

Cut about 3,300 roles, 10% of global staff, to remove management layers: 20% fewer managers, half as many one- and two-person teams, and no roles more than seven layers below the CEO. Largest reduction since 2020.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-09 · Fintech

The Calgary fintech announced the cuts in a LinkedIn post, saying they touched nearly every part of the company.

Source: BetaKit

2026-09 · EdTech

The Vancouver online course platform reorganised to pursue larger enterprise customers.

Source: BetaKit

2026-08 · Big Tech · AI (likely)

Cut just over 200 roles, about 100 on the Vision Pro team and about 100 across Siri and the Intelligent Systems Experience team; Apple confirmed the cuts and said it would also create new roles.

Source: Bloomberg / TechCrunch

2026-08 · Consumer Tech

Cut just over 500 roles, about 7% of staff, in its second and largest round of 2026; the company said the cuts were not driven by AI.

Source: GeekWire

2026-08 · Social Media

Closed its Nashville office of about 250 people, mostly trust-and-safety and content moderation roles.

Source: Fast Company

2026-08 · E-commerce

Cut about 220 roles, roughly 12% of staff, mostly in product and engineering, announced with second-quarter results; the company said the cuts were not driven by AI.

Source: CNBC

2026-08 · Big Tech

A Washington state WARN notice published August 5 listed 52 roles in Kirkland, Redmond and Seattle; Google described it as a team-level reorganisation, not a company-wide round.

Source: IBTimes

2026-08 · Telecom

Nokia is closing a research and development facility in Hangzhou, China, with about 1,600 job cuts.

Source: Light Reading

2026-08 · Cybersecurity

The Boston security firm disclosed the cut alongside second quarter results as its new chief executive refocused the company on its core platform.

Source: SiliconANGLE

2026-07 · Fintech · AI (confirmed)

CEO Chris Britt's memo cut about 150 roles, 10% of staff, citing AI-driven efficiency and a flatter structure, five days before Q2 earnings.

Source: Banking Dive

2026-07 · Hardware & Chips

Samsung said 739 roles in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, were affected by the US headquarters move to Texas; most received relocation offers and others were let go, so no headcount is counted.

Source: CNBC / Reuters

2026-07 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Cut about 20% of staff, roughly 630 people, to support a leaner operating model as it concentrates on its AI Work Platform.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-07 · Fintech · AI (confirmed)

Cut about 2,600 roles, roughly 7% of staff, mostly in technology and product; CEO Ryan McInerney's memo said AI is helping shape the way work gets done at Visa.

Source: CNBC

2026-07 · Big Tech

Cut 4,800 roles, 2.1% of staff, mostly in Xbox and commercial sales; Microsoft said the eliminated roles are not being replaced by AI.

Source: CNBC

2026-07 · Transportation & Delivery · AI (confirmed)

Cut 10% of its community operations (customer service) team; a spokesperson said the changes were to simplify operations, strengthen in-person collaboration and continue to embrace AI.

Source: Bloomberg / HRD

2026-07 · E-commerce

About 200 Tokopedia staff took compensation packages during a TikTok restructuring, after online claims of far larger layoffs.

Source: The Jakarta Post

2026-07 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (likely)

The ecommerce checkout software company cut onboarding, implementation and tech staff as it automated more of its operations.

Source: Inc42

2026-07 · Crypto

Crypto exchange cut a fifth of global staff and reorganised into three units after narrowing its geographic footprint.

Source: TechCentral

2026-07 · Consumer Tech

Chief executive Jack Conte said the creator platform had to adjust its cost structure and flatten its organisation.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-07 · Enterprise SaaS

A second round in 2026 followed roughly 880 job cuts in March.

Source: BetaKit

2026-07 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

The hotel software company's founder said AI had made the affected roles obsolete.

Source: Skift

2026-06 · IT Services & Consulting · AI (confirmed)

Cut about 15% of its global workforce, moving resources from legacy public cloud services toward its enterprise AI business.

Source: San Antonio Report

2026-06 · Fintech

Cut about 290 jobs, roughly 10% of full-time staff, saying it wanted to stay lean and keep a high-performance culture; CEO Vlad Tenev said the company would use "frontier technologies" to improve execution.

Source: Fortune

2026-06 · Automotive

Cut about 18% of its U.S. workforce and ended the second production shift at its Arizona factory, four months after a 12% cut.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-06 · E-commerce

Lazada laid off about 5% of its Southeast Asian workforce, including staff in Singapore, after reviewing roles in its regional markets.

Source: HRD Asia

2026-06 · Gaming

Ubisoft cut 380 jobs worldwide, closing its Belgrade and Winnipeg studios and trimming teams in the United States and Barcelona.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2026-06 · Automotive

The electric vehicle maker trimmed staff a week after starting R2 deliveries; it had 15,232 employees at the end of 2025.

Source: CNBC

2026-06 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

GitLab exited 22 countries and flattened management to fund infrastructure for traffic from AI workflows.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-06 · Consumer Tech · AI (confirmed)

Israeli stock media and creative tools company cut 40 percent of staff to rebuild around an AI native operating model.

Source: CTech

2026-06 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Website building platform called the cut a reset for the AI era as AI tools change how sites are built.

Source: CTech

2026-06 · Hardware & Chips

AI chip startup halved its workforce amid funding pressure and a shift toward drones and robotics.

Source: CTech

2026-06 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Digital marketing software company, formerly Kenshoo, cited an AI driven transformation of its operating model.

Source: CTech

2026-05 · Enterprise SaaS

Cut about 17% of full-time staff to simplify its structure and move resources to priorities including its AI platform; CEO Sasan Goodarzi told CNBC the cuts had nothing to do with AI.

Source: Reuters / TechCrunch

2026-05 · Hardware & Chips · AI (confirmed)

Announced fewer than 4,000 job cuts, under 5% of staff, alongside record quarterly revenue, with investment moving to silicon, optics, security and employees' use of AI.

Source: Cisco

2026-05 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Cut more than 1,100 employees, about 20% of staff, saying it was redefining how the company operates "in the agentic AI era".

Source: CNBC

2026-05 · Fintech · AI (likely)

Plans to cut about 20% of staff over the next few years; CEO Enrique Lores said the company would first remove duplication and layers, then accelerate AI adoption and automation.

Source: Wall Street Journal via Yahoo Tech

2026-05 · Crypto · AI (confirmed)

Market conditions plus AI adoption cited together.

Source: Coinbase (SEC filing)

2026-05 · E-commerce · AI (confirmed)

Cut about 1,000 employees, roughly 20% of staff; CEO Avishai Abrahami cited a stronger shekel and the shift to AI-native ways of working.

Source: Wix (SEC filing)

2026-05 · Social Media

Cut roughly 5% of staff, reported as about 875 jobs, in a reorganization that CEO Dan Shapero tied to profitability rather than AI.

Source: The Next Web

2026-05 · E-commerce · AI (confirmed)

Approved cutting up to 400 positions, nearly a quarter of its workforce, as part of a plan to rebuild as an "AI-native company".

Source: Chicago Tribune

2026-05 · Consumer Tech

The Swedish caller ID company said it would cut 70 jobs after revenue and profit fell in the first quarter of 2026.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-05 · EdTech

The test preparation company restructured ahead of a planned stock market listing.

Source: Inc42

2026-05 · E-commerce

The Alibaba owned marketplace reportedly cut managerial, executive and support roles in Dhaka in a cost saving round on May 6 and 7.

Source: The Daily Star

2026-05 · Cybersecurity · AI (confirmed)

The security software firm, which had over 3,000 employees, expects a one time $25 million charge tied to the layoffs.

Source: CNBC

2026-05 · Enterprise SaaS

ZoomInfo said it would close its Israeli development centre, built on its 2021 purchase of Chorus.ai, by the end of 2026.

Source: CTech

2026-05 · Enterprise SaaS

Israeli AI model developer shrank from about 180 staff to around 70 to focus on agent optimisation after acquisition talks collapsed.

Source: CTech

2026-05 · Fintech

The payments software firm announced the cut with third quarter earnings, months after activist Starboard Value disclosed an 8.5% stake.

Source: Reuters (via WSAU)

2026-05 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Chief executive Zeb Evans framed the cut at the productivity software startup as an embrace of AI, not cost cutting.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-05 · Transportation & Delivery

The Dubai super app cut jobs across several markets including Pakistan and closed its Berlin office as part of a global restructuring.

Source: Pakistan Observer

2026-05 · E-commerce · AI (confirmed)

The founder of the Dubai e-commerce platform said AI agents now handling interviews and operational work would let Noon halve its staff within three months.

Source: The National

2026-05 · E-commerce · AI (likely)

The quick commerce startup cut staff as some roles became redundant due to AI and it moved product and tech teams to Gurugram.

Source: Inc42

2026-04 · Big Tech · AI (confirmed)

Announced in April that it would cut about 8,000 jobs, roughly 10% of staff, on May 20 and drop plans to fill 6,000 open roles; CEO Mark Zuckerberg's memo tied the cuts to competing in AI.

Source: NPR

2026-04 · Social Media · AI (confirmed)

Cut about 1,000 jobs, 16% of full-time staff; CEO Evan Spiegel said advances in AI let teams reduce repetitive work and move faster.

Source: Variety

2026-04 · Retail & Corporate

Global streamlining with the majority of cuts in technology roles.

Source: CNBC

2026-04 · Media & Streaming

Began layoffs expected to reach 1,000 jobs across TV, film, product and technology and corporate functions; CEO Josh D'Amaro cited the need for "a more agile and technologically-enabled workforce".

Source: Associated Press

2026-04 · IT Services & Consulting

Data labelling firm issued redundancy notices in Nairobi after Meta ended a major content and annotation contract.

Source: TechCabal

2026-04 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

The IT management software startup cut mostly engineering staff to become an AI first organisation.

Source: Inc42

2026-04 · Fintech · AI (confirmed)

The one click checkout startup's chief executive told staff the company would run leaner with AI at its core.

Source: PYMNTS

2026-03 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (likely)

Began cutting thousands of jobs on March 31 without giving a number, as it ramped up spending on AI data centers; its headcount fell by about 21,000 over the fiscal year to May 31.

Source: CNBC

2026-03 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Cut about 1,600 jobs, roughly 10% of staff, to "self-fund further investment in AI and enterprise sales".

Source: Atlassian

2026-03 · Gaming

Laid off more than 1,000 employees, about 20% of staff, after a drop in Fortnite engagement; CEO Tim Sweeney said the cuts were not related to AI.

Source: Associated Press

2026-03 · Transportation & Delivery

Glovo told unions it intended a collective redundancy of delivery riders in 60 Spanish cities after moving couriers onto employment contracts.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2026-03 · Crypto · AI (confirmed)

CEO Kris Marszalek announced a targeted workforce reduction on X while reorganising the trading platform around AI.

Source: CNBC

2026-03 · Gaming

The social gaming startup announced it would close its platform on June 1.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-03 · Enterprise SaaS

The cut is part of a three year business optimisation plan that began with 1,200 layoffs in 2024.

Source: BetaKit

2026-02 · Enterprise SaaS

Cut fewer than 1,000 roles in early February across marketing, product management, data analytics and its Agentforce AI product, Business Insider reported.

Source: Business Insider

2026-02 · E-commerce · AI (confirmed)

Ocado said it would cut 1,000 jobs, about 5% of its global workforce, and its chief executive cited AI productivity gains that let it do more with fewer people.

Source: The Guardian

2026-02 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

The logistics software firm said AI had ended the era of manual coding and planned about 2,000 job cuts over 18 months.

Source: ABC News (Australia)

2026-02 · Hardware & Chips

The lighting and sensor group announced about 2,000 job cuts, split between Europe and Asia.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2026-02 · Fintech · AI (confirmed)

Jack Dorsey cut nearly half of Block's staff, taking the Square and Cash App owner from over 10,000 workers to just under 6,000, citing AI tools and smaller teams.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-02 · Enterprise SaaS

The enterprise AI software company announced a restructuring after missing third quarter expectations, also cutting non employee costs by 30%.

Source: CNBC

2026-02 · E-commerce

eBay announced another round of cuts; it had 12,300 employees worldwide at the end of 2025.

Source: CNBC

2026-02 · Automotive

An internal memo framed the cut as a step toward profitability; Lucid reported 6,800 full time employees at the end of 2024.

Source: TechCrunch

2026-02 · Crypto

The Winklevoss founded crypto exchange said it would exit Europe and Australia and concentrate on the United States and Singapore.

Source: Reuters (via WSAU)

2026-02 · E-commerce

The Montreal fashion retailer cut warehouse and office staff two days after its founders won a court fight to buy the company back.

Source: BetaKit

2026-01 · Big Tech

Cut about 16,000 corporate roles, its second round since October 2025, saying it was reducing layers and removing bureaucracy.

Source: Amazon

2026-01 · Telecom

Proposed cutting about 1,600 positions in Sweden as part of global measures to reduce costs.

Source: Ericsson

2026-01 · E-commerce · AI (likely)

Mercado Libre laid off 119 staff across Latin America, mainly user experience writers, as it expanded its use of AI tools.

Source: Brazil Stock Guide

2026-01 · IT Services & Consulting

Capgemini announced 2,400 voluntary departures in France, citing weaker activity in manufacturing sectors it serves.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2026-01 · Gaming

Ubisoft said it would reduce staff at its Saint-Mandé headquarters by up to 200 through a voluntary scheme.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2026-01 · Hardware & Chips

ASML said it plans to cut about 1,700 jobs, mostly management and support roles in technology and IT.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2026-01 · E-commerce

Zalando plans to close its Erfurt logistics centre at the end of September 2026 after buying About You.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2026-01 · Energy & Utilities

Kenyan clean cooking fuel company closed after failing to get government approval to sell carbon credits.

Source: TechCabal

2026-01 · Big Tech · AI (likely)

Meta cut about a tenth of its Reality Labs hardware division and closed VR studios as spending moved from the metaverse toward AI.

Source: CNBC

2026-01 · Social Media · AI (confirmed)

Pinterest said it would cut staff and office space while moving resources to AI focused roles and teams.

Source: CNBC

2026-01 · Fintech

Mastercard announced the cut after a strategic review, with a restructuring charge of about $200 million in the first quarter.

Source: RTE

2026-01 · Consumer Tech

The cut is part of a restructuring plan announced in August 2025 that targets $100 million in savings by the end of fiscal 2026.

Source: Retail Dive

2026-01 · Gaming

Chief executive Robert Antokol told staff the company needed to right size after revenue declines in its older games.

Source: CTech

2026-01 · Fintech

Trading platform cut staff less than a year after listing on Nasdaq.

Source: CTech

2026-01 · Gaming

Developer of Coin Master reshaped operations, with about 30 of the cuts in Israel.

Source: CTech

2026-01 · Enterprise SaaS

Most of the reductions fell on customer facing sales teams as Autodesk continued its move toward direct sales.

Source: Reuters (via WSAU)

2026-01 · Gaming

The gaming startup cut roles in a second round after the real money gaming ban as it moved toward social games and short video content.

Source: Inc42

2026-01 · Travel

The online travel agency made its second round of layoffs since 2024.

Source: Skift

2025-12 · Fintech

The Grab and Singtel backed digital bank retrenched about 10% of staff after a strategic business review.

Source: CNA

2025-12 · Enterprise SaaS

Israeli insurance software company began a job consolidation days after its acquisition by private equity firm Advent.

Source: CTech

2025-12 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (likely)

The conversational AI startup cut engineering and product staff in phases as it moved to an agentic AI platform.

Source: Inc42

2025-11 · Telecom

Largest cut in company history as new CEO restructures non-union workforce.

Source: CNBC

2025-11 · Hardware & Chips · AI (confirmed)

HP said it expects to cut 4,000 to 6,000 jobs by fiscal 2028, up to 10% of staff, as it embeds AI in product development, customer support and operations.

Source: CNBC

2025-11 · E-commerce · AI (confirmed)

Jumia reported a smaller workforce in its third quarter results and tied the cost savings to AI driven automation in customer service and marketing.

Source: TechCabal

2025-10 · Big Tech

Amazon cut about 14,000 corporate roles, about 4% of its corporate workforce; its HR chief's memo cited AI, but CEO Andy Jassy later said the cuts were about culture, not AI or finances.

Source: CNBC

2025-10 · Media & Streaming

Paramount Skydance began cutting about 2,000 jobs, roughly 10% of its workforce, in a restructuring that followed the completion of its merger in August 2025.

Source: CBS News

2025-10 · Big Tech

Meta cut about 600 roles in its AI organisation, covering its FAIR research, product AI and AI infrastructure teams, to reduce bureaucracy and speed up decisions; the new TBD Lab was spared.

Source: Axios

2025-10 · Retail & Corporate

Target cut about 1,800 corporate roles, around 8% of its headquarters team, made up of about 1,000 layoffs and 800 open positions that will not be filled; it was its first major round of layoffs in a decade.

Source: CNBC

2025-10 · EdTech · AI (confirmed)

Chegg cited the new realities of AI and reduced traffic from internet search for falling revenue.

Source: CNBC

2025-10 · Fintech

The buy now pay later startup cut staff days after the Reserve Bank of India told it to stop payment operations for lacking licences.

Source: Inc42

2025-10 · E-commerce · AI (confirmed)

The quick commerce company replaced operational tasks such as invoice processing and replenishment with in house software, cutting mostly off roll staff.

Source: Inc42

2025-09 · Travel · AI (confirmed)

Lufthansa Group said it will cut 4,000 mainly administrative roles worldwide by 2030, citing digitalisation and the increased use of AI.

Source: CNBC

2025-09 · IT Services & Consulting · AI (confirmed)

Accenture's headcount fell by more than 11,000 in three months as CEO Julie Sweet said the firm is exiting staff for whom AI reskilling is not viable, under an $865 million restructuring programme.

Source: Computing

2025-09 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Customer-support roles cut after CEO Marc Benioff said AI agents now handle up to half of support conversations.

Source: CNBC

2025-09 · EdTech

UTS proposed closing its schools of education, public health and international studies in a restructure to save 100 million Australian dollars.

Source: ABC News (Australia)

2025-09 · Transportation & Delivery · AI (confirmed)

The food delivery group planned around 450 job cuts in customer service and sales administration as AI takes over routine tasks.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-09 · Travel

Agoda confirmed layoffs in its Singapore, Shanghai and Budapest offices and later apologised for severance clauses that drew regulator attention.

Source: CNA

2025-09 · Consumer Tech · AI (confirmed)

Freelance marketplace cut staff as its chief executive said the company would rebuild as an AI first business with a leaner team.

Source: CTech

2025-09 · Big Tech

Cut about 50 more linguistics roles after the in-house data annotation project ended.

Source: Inc42

2025-09 · Enterprise SaaS

The messaging software firm confirmed another cost cutting round about four months after an earlier one, without giving a number.

Source: Inc42

2025-09 · Consumer Tech

The Gurugram keyboard and communication app startup cut staff in a restructuring that sources tied to fundraising difficulties.

Source: Entrackr

2025-09 · Gaming

The rummy platform began cuts across functions after the real money gaming ban, while dealing with an alleged fraud by its former CFO.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2025-08 · Enterprise SaaS

Oracle cut jobs in its cloud infrastructure unit, with teams in the US, India and Canada affected; the company did not comment and the total was not disclosed.

Source: DatacenterDynamics

2025-08 · Fintech

The tax filing software company called it a strategic organisational restructuring; the cuts came a month after it launched an AI filing assistant.

Source: Inc42

2025-08 · Consumer Tech

Peloton announced a new plan to save 100 million dollars, half of it from laying off 6 percent of staff.

Source: CNBC

2025-07 · IT Services & Consulting

TCS said it will cut about 2% of its workforce, roughly 12,200 jobs, mostly in middle and senior management; its CEO attributed the cuts to skill mismatch and limited deployment opportunities rather than AI.

Source: Reuters

2025-07 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Recruit Holdings cut about 1,300 jobs at Indeed and Glassdoor, 6% of its HR technology division, and folded Glassdoor into Indeed; CEO Hisayuki Idekoba's memo said AI is changing the world and the company must adapt.

Source: TechCrunch

2025-07 · Big Tech · AI (likely)

Microsoft said it will lay off about 9,000 employees, less than 4% of its workforce, taking its 2025 cuts past 15,000; it said it was reducing layers of management.

Source: CNBC

2025-07 · Hardware & Chips

Intel said it had completed most of a planned layoff of 15% of its workforce and would end 2025 with about 75,000 employees.

Source: CNBC

2025-07 · Travel

Booking.com set out a restructuring expected to remove about 1,000 jobs worldwide, including several hundred in Amsterdam.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-07 · Gaming · AI (likely)

The Candy Crush studio planned 200 job cuts, hitting level design teams that had helped build its AI tools.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-07 · Transportation & Delivery

The Just Eat Takeaway brand said it would cut about 2,000 driver jobs in Germany from 2026 and use more subcontractors.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-07 · Big Tech

Ola group's AI unit cut a large part of its linguistics team in a second round of job cuts, calling it a strategic realignment.

Source: Inc42

2025-06 · Consumer Tech

Bumble said it will cut about 240 roles, roughly 30% of its workforce, as it realigns its operating structure.

Source: SEC filing (Bumble 8-K)

2025-06 · Consumer Tech · AI (confirmed)

TomTom cut 300 jobs worldwide as it reorganised around artificial intelligence in product development, sales and support.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-06 · E-commerce

Nigerian B2B commerce startup cut staff while pivoting to traceability services for minerals and agricultural commodities.

Source: TechCabal

2025-06 · EdTech

Macquarie University proposed cutting academic jobs and degrees in its arts and science faculties to save 15 million Australian dollars a year.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

2025-06 · Transportation & Delivery

Careem said it would close its Pakistan ride-hailing service on July 18, 2025, ending its core business there after nearly a decade.

Source: Khaleej Times

2025-05 · Retail & Corporate

Walmart cut about 1,500 corporate roles in its global technology and Walmart US teams; a staff memo said the aim was to remove layers and complexity and speed up decision-making.

Source: Retail Dive

2025-05 · Big Tech

Microsoft said it is laying off about 6,000 people, 3% of its workforce, across all levels, teams and geographies, with the aim of reducing layers of management.

Source: CNBC

2025-05 · Cybersecurity · AI (confirmed)

CrowdStrike said it will cut about 500 roles, 5% of its workforce; CEO George Kurtz's memo, filed with the SEC, said 'AI flattens our hiring curve'.

Source: CNBC

2025-05 · Industrial & Manufacturing

Global restructuring split between Japan and overseas operations.

Source: Reuters

2025-05 · Consumer Tech

Tinder parent announced the cut alongside quarterly results as part of a business revamp.

Source: CNBC

2025-05 · EdTech · AI (likely)

Chegg laid off about a fifth of its staff as students moved from its homework help service to AI tools.

Source: CNBC

2025-05 · IT Services & Consulting

Atos set out a restructuring plan that could remove up to 14,000 positions worldwide by the end of 2026.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-05 · E-commerce

Twiga created a holding company after buying three distributors and cut most supply chain roles in a move to an asset light model.

Source: TechCabal

2025-05 · E-commerce

eBay decided to close its Israeli development centre in phases after several earlier rounds of downsizing.

Source: CTech

2025-05 · E-commerce

The farm to fork vegetable delivery startup shut operations after a cash crunch, with salaries unpaid for about six weeks.

Source: Inc42

2025-04 · Enterprise SaaS

WordPress.com and Tumblr owner announced the restructuring in a company blog post.

Source: TechCrunch

2025-04 · Hardware & Chips

The chipmaker planned up to 2,800 voluntary job cuts over three years while reshaping its manufacturing sites.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-04 · E-commerce

Zalando dismissed around 450 customer service staff in Berlin, closing three internal units and creating a smaller new one.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-04 · Fintech

The insurance software startup cut tech, product and insurance staff in several rounds to reduce costs.

Source: Inc42

2025-04 · IT Services & Consulting

A fourth round of trainee exits after failed assessments took the total above 800 of about 2,000 onboarded.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2025-04 · Transportation & Delivery

The electric ride hailing company shut its services in mid April amid fraud allegations against the founders of its backer Gensol.

Source: Inc42

2025-03 · Fintech

Block laid off 931 people, roughly 8% of staff; Jack Dorsey's email cited strategy, performance and a flatter hierarchy, and said the cuts were not about financial targets or replacing workers with AI.

Source: TechCrunch

2025-03 · Industrial & Manufacturing

Siemens said it will cut 5,600 jobs at its Digital Industries automation business, and a further 450 at its EV charging unit, citing weak demand in China and Germany.

Source: Business Recorder

2025-03 · Industrial & Manufacturing

The battery maker filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, the largest in the country's history, affecting all its Swedish units.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-03 · Social Media

Up to 300 jobs were to go at TikTok's Irish operation under a global restructuring.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2025-02 · Hardware & Chips

HP amended its restructuring plan to add about 1,000 to 2,000 further job cuts by the end of fiscal 2025.

Source: SEC filing (HP 8-K)

2025-02 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Workday said it will cut about 1,750 jobs, 8.5% of its workforce; CEO Carl Eschenbach said the layoffs were needed to prioritise investments such as AI.

Source: CNBC

2025-02 · Enterprise SaaS

Bloomberg reported that Salesforce was cutting more than 1,000 roles while hiring staff to sell its new AI agent products.

Source: PYMNTS (citing Bloomberg)

2025-02 · E-commerce · AI (confirmed)

Ocado said AI had improved the productivity of its engineering team, enabling it to cut 500 technology and finance roles.

Source: The Guardian

2025-02 · Enterprise SaaS

The Amsterdam cloud communications company cut 120 jobs, roughly a third of its staff, in a realignment of global operations.

Source: TechCrunch

2025-02 · E-commerce

Second round in five months to extend runway while the company sought a Series A extension.

Source: TechCabal

2025-02 · Automotive

Cruise laid off about half of its remaining staff after General Motors ended funding for its robotaxi business.

Source: CNBC

2025-02 · E-commerce

Flipkart closed the e-commerce enabler it bought in 2022 and let go of its whole workforce.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2025-02 · IT Services & Consulting

Trainees hired in October 2024 at the Mysuru campus were let go after failing internal assessments.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2025-01 · Big Tech

Meta cut about 5% of its workforce, roughly 3,600 people, in performance-based layoffs after CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would move out low performers faster; staff were notified from 10 February.

Source: Fortune

2025-01 · Fintech

Cuts were mostly in product, engineering and operations.

Source: CNBC

2025-01 · E-commerce

Wayfair exited the German market and cut up to 730 jobs to shift resources toward physical stores and other growth areas.

Source: CNBC

2025-01 · Transportation & Delivery

Nigerian mobility financing startup cut staff as it pivoted to financing electric vehicles only.

Source: TechCabal

2024-12 · E-commerce

Carousell cut roles across its regional offices after a strategic review, with about 60% of them in Singapore.

Source: CNA

2024-11 · Enterprise SaaS

Freshworks said a restructuring plan to align talent with its strategic priorities and improve operating efficiency would affect about 660 employees, roughly 13% of its global workforce.

Source: Freshworks 8-K (SEC)

2024-11 · Hardware & Chips · AI (likely)

AMD said the cut was part of aligning resources with its largest growth opportunities; reporting linked it to the push into AI chips.

Source: CNBC

2024-11 · Gaming

The South Korean game publisher ran a voluntary retirement programme alongside a split into new subsidiaries after poor results.

Source: WN Hub

2024-11 · EdTech · AI (likely)

The personal finance education platform made its first cost cuts, with the founder pointing to AI driven savings.

Source: Inc42

2024-10 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (likely)

CEO Drew Houston told staff Dropbox would cut about 20% of its workforce, 528 people, citing softening demand in its core business and a 'transitional period' as it builds new products such as Dash.

Source: Dropbox blog

2024-10 · E-commerce

Jumia closed its South African fashion site Zando and its Tunisian business to focus on markets with better growth prospects.

Source: The South African

2024-09 · Industrial & Manufacturing

Swedish battery maker halted work on a factory expansion and cut jobs in Sweden.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-09 · Hardware & Chips

Ricoh announced a global reduction of 2,000 staff as office printer use and sales decline.

Source: Sprinter

2024-09 · E-commerce

First round of cuts at the Nigerian food procurement startup as it restructured toward profitability.

Source: TechCabal

2024-09 · EdTech

The test prep coaching chain, part owned by Byju's, cut senior and mid level staff citing a shift in its business model.

Source: Inc42

2024-08 · Hardware & Chips

CEO Pat Gelsinger told employees Intel would cut roughly 15,000 roles, about 15% of its workforce, as part of a plan to save $10 billion in 2025.

Source: Intel newsroom

2024-08 · Hardware & Chips · AI (likely)

Cisco announced a restructuring affecting about 7% of its workforce, its second round of cuts in 2024, to 'invest in key growth opportunities and drive more efficiencies'; it gave no headcount, which AP estimated at about 5,900.

Source: AP (via CBS News)

2024-08 · Automotive

GM laid off more than 1,000 salaried employees in its software and services division after a review to streamline the unit's operations.

Source: CNBC

2024-08 · Hardware & Chips

Infineon said it would cut 1,400 jobs and relocate another 1,400 to lower cost countries.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2024-08 · Enterprise SaaS

The virtual events startup cut most of its tech team in its third restructuring in about 16 months.

Source: Inc42

2024-07 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

CEO Sasan Goodarzi said about 1,800 employees, 10% of the workforce, would leave as Intuit shifts investment to AI and other growth areas, and that it would hire about 1,800 new people in engineering, product and customer-facing roles.

Source: Intuit blog

2024-07 · Hardware & Chips

Sharp sought early retirements at its Sakai plant in Osaka as it ended production of large LCD panels for televisions.

Source: Arab News Japan

2024-07 · Transportation & Delivery

The state railway announced around 30,000 full time job cuts after a loss of 1.2 billion euros in the first half of 2024.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2024-07 · EdTech

The cut came during merger talks and brought total job losses at the company to about 2,000 since 2022.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-07 · Fintech

Islamabad e-money startup cut staff across tech, product, marketing and compliance about a month after its acquisition by Turkish fintech Papara.

Source: ProPakistani

2024-07 · Enterprise SaaS

Further round at the telecom software company, expected to hit a significant share of its Israeli workforce.

Source: CTech

2024-07 · Social Media

The Indian microblogging app shut down after acquisition talks with Dailyhunt's parent failed.

Source: Inc42

2024-06 · E-commerce

TikTok planned to cut about 450 jobs at Tokopedia to remove duplicate functions after taking control of the Indonesian marketplace.

Source: The Jakarta Post

2024-06 · E-commerce

The Norwegian online grocery startup confirmed 150 layoffs as it narrowed its focus to Norway and Sweden.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-06 · E-commerce

Kenyan rural commerce startup laid off most staff two weeks after entering administration.

Source: TechCabal

2024-06 · Fintech

African payments company cut roles tied to products it dropped as it refocused on enterprise customers and remittances.

Source: TechCabal

2024-06 · Enterprise SaaS

The Chennai workflow software firm cut sales, marketing and product staff after product shutdowns and annual reviews.

Source: Inc42

2024-05 · Enterprise SaaS

Second Indeed layoff in two years, announced in a letter from CEO Chris Hyams citing a global slowdown in hiring.

Source: HR Dive

2024-05 · Automotive

Lucid cut about 6 percent of its US workforce as growth in electric vehicle demand slowed.

Source: CNBC

2024-05 · Transportation & Delivery

Lagos food delivery startup made kitchen staff redundant after redesigning its cooking processes.

Source: TechCabal

2024-05 · Consumer Tech

Peloton laid off about 15 percent of staff as its chief executive stepped down and the company sought to refinance debt.

Source: CNBC

2024-05 · Fintech

The buy now pay later startup cut staff across verticals, including senior employees, as it aimed for profitability by mid 2025.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2024-05 · EdTech

Unacademy's medical entrance prep unit cut staff in its third round in three years as it changed its sales strategy.

Source: Inc42

2024-04 · Automotive

Elon Musk told staff Tesla would cut its global headcount by more than 10%; Tesla gave no number, and Electrek estimated at least 14,000 jobs from a workforce of about 140,000.

Source: Electrek

2024-04 · Transportation & Delivery

Ride hailing company cut jobs and parted with its chief executive four months after appointing him.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-04 · Consumer Tech

The fitness and nutrition app cut mostly sales and product staff about a year after a 30 million dollar funding round.

Source: Inc42

2024-04 · Transportation & Delivery

Getir withdrew from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands to focus on Turkey.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-04 · EdTech

The tech upskilling startup cut mainly marketing and sales roles in a restructuring.

Source: Inc42

2024-03 · Hardware & Chips

Dell's annual 10-K showed about 120,000 employees as of February 2, 2024, about 13,000 fewer than a year earlier; this is a full-year headcount decline, not a newly announced layoff.

Source: The Register

2024-03 · Telecom

Ericsson announced 1,200 job cuts in Sweden after lower sales in 2023 and a weak outlook for 2024.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2024-03 · E-commerce

The Temasek backed cashback platform cut almost a quarter of staff to become self sustaining.

Source: CNA

2024-02 · Gaming

EA said it would cut about 5% of its workforce, which CNBC calculated at about 670 jobs, while sunsetting some games and moving away from licensed IP development.

Source: CNBC

2024-02 · Gaming

Sony Interactive Entertainment said it would cut about 900 jobs, about 8% of its workforce, and proposed closing PlayStation's London Studio.

Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment

2024-02 · Social Media

Snap said it would lay off 10% of its global workforce, around 500 employees; a spokesperson said the company was reorganizing 'to reduce hierarchy and promote in-person collaboration'.

Source: CNBC

2024-02 · Travel

Expedia said it was eliminating about 1,500 roles, nearly 9% of its workforce, as part of an organizational and technological transformation.

Source: CNN

2024-02 · Consumer Tech

Bumble announced about 350 job cuts alongside its fourth-quarter results, which a spokesperson said was about 30% of its workforce.

Source: CNBC

2024-02 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

Grammarly cut 230 employees in a restructuring; its CEO said a stronger focus on the AI-enabled workplace and deeper AI investment required a different mix of skills.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-02 · Hardware & Chips

Restructuring announced alongside quarterly results, the first of two Cisco cuts in 2024.

Source: CNBC

2024-02 · Cybersecurity

Second Okta reduction in a year, announced in a CEO message to employees.

Source: CNBC

2024-02 · Fintech

The payments company set out about 1,440 job cuts worldwide under its Power24 cost plan, including 330 in France.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2024-02 · Gaming

Embracer confirmed its restructuring programme had laid off 1,387 staff since June 2023, about 8 per cent of the group.

Source: TechRadar

2024-02 · E-commerce

Third round of cuts in under two years at the Nigerian B2B commerce company, mostly warehouse and junior staff.

Source: TechCabal

2024-02 · Enterprise SaaS

DocuSign announced a restructuring that cut 6 percent of staff, mostly in sales and marketing.

Source: CNBC

2024-02 · Enterprise SaaS

Zoom cut about 150 jobs while saying it would keep hiring in AI, sales, product and operations.

Source: CNBC

2024-02 · Transportation & Delivery

Instacart cut about 250 staff in a restructuring to focus on priorities such as advertising.

Source: CNBC

2024-02 · E-commerce

The Karachi B2B retail marketplace shut its pharma and mobile phone verticals and let go most of its Lahore field force as it chased profitability.

Source: Profit by Pakistan Today

2024-01 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

SAP said a 2024 restructuring would affect about 8,000 positions, mostly through reskilling or voluntary measures, as it increases its focus on Business AI.

Source: CNBC

2024-01 · Gaming

Post-acquisition consolidation of the gaming division.

Source: The Verge

2024-01 · E-commerce

Full-time roles cut alongside contractor reductions.

Source: eBay Inc.

2024-01 · Gaming

Unity said it would cut about 1,800 jobs, roughly 25% of its workforce, as part of a corporate restructuring to refocus on its core business.

Source: CNBC

2024-01 · Fintech

CEO Alex Chriss told employees PayPal would cut about 9% of its global workforce, around 2,500 jobs, through direct reductions and the elimination of open roles.

Source: CNBC

2024-01 · Big Tech

Google confirmed cutting a few hundred roles each in its hardware, core engineering and Assistant teams, around a thousand in total, and Sundar Pichai later told staff to expect more cuts in 2024.

Source: The Verge

2024-01 · Big Tech

Twitch cut roughly 500 jobs, about 35% of its staff, and Prime Video and MGM Studios laid off several hundred more; Amazon gave no combined total, so the count covers Twitch only.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-01 · EdTech · AI (confirmed)

Duolingo confirmed it cut around 10% of its contractors at the end of 2023 and said the reduced need was partly attributable to AI; it disputed calling the departures layoffs.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-01 · Social Media

Correcting a 5x pandemic-era headcount expansion.

Source: The Verge

2024-01 · E-commerce

Cut included 19% of the corporate team, with a focus on management and leadership positions.

Source: CNBC

2024-01 · Gaming

Tencent-owned studio also shut down its publishing arm Riot Forge.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-01 · Enterprise SaaS

The Munich HR software company confirmed layoffs of around 100 staff in its product and technology department.

Source: Tech.eu

2024-01 · Transportation & Delivery

Second round in a year at the food delivery company, ahead of its planned stock market listing.

Source: TechCrunch

2024-01 · E-commerce

Kenyan and Egyptian B2B commerce startups trimmed overlapping roles while integrating operations ahead of their merger.

Source: TechCabal

2024-01 · Transportation & Delivery

Lahore delivery startup prepared a permanent closure after letting go of half its staff in late 2023, as quick commerce demand and funding fell short.

Source: Profit by Pakistan Today

2024-01 · Gaming

Another round at the games maker, aimed at offices outside Israel.

Source: CTech

2024-01 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

The Bengaluru ad tech company cut staff as it overhauled operations around an AI first approach.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2024-01 · Consumer Tech

The fitness company cut staff across Cultfit, Sugar.fit, Carefit and other brands in a restructuring; it confirmed cuts without a number.

Source: Inc42

2024-01 · Fintech

The UAE based digital banking app let go nearly all of its Pakistan team, leaving two people employed in the country.

Source: Profit by Pakistan Today

2023-12 · Media & Streaming

Third cut of 2023, about 17% of staff (roughly 1,500 per CNBC); CEO Daniel Ek wrote that the cost structure was still too big after expanding the team in 2020 and 2021.

Source: Company letter

2023-12 · Enterprise SaaS

Second cut of 2023 amid activist-investor pressure.

Source: CNBC

2023-12 · Automotive

GM's robotaxi unit cut staff after an October incident involving a pedestrian halted its operations.

Source: NBC News (CNBC)

2023-12 · EdTech

The Bengaluru online course provider cited poor performance; affected staff said no recent review had taken place.

Source: Inc42

2023-12 · Fintech

The buy now pay later lender told staff it would shut down after failing to find a buyer.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-11 · Automotive

The Chinese electric vehicle maker cut duplicate and inefficient roles, citing fierce competition in the EV market.

Source: Electrek

2023-11 · Fintech

The education fee payments startup cut staff after missing its business targets for the year.

Source: Inc42

2023-11 · Gaming

The game streaming platform cut staff in a restructuring as it planned to expand abroad.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-10 · Enterprise SaaS

CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar cited a focus on profitability and macroeconomic pressures and did not attribute the cuts to AI; The Verge noted they came during a generative AI coding boom.

Source: The Verge

2023-10 · Social Media

Second 2023 cut (716 in May), concentrated in engineering.

Source: Reuters

2023-10 · Telecom

Up to 14,000 roles by 2026 after a 5G equipment demand slump.

Source: CNBC

2023-10 · Hardware & Chips

About 1,258 jobs cut at its San Diego and Santa Clara offices, per California state filings; Qualcomm had cited uncertainty in the macroeconomic and demand environment.

Source: CNBC

2023-10 · EdTech

The test preparation company cut sales, content and faculty staff, including at its StudyIQ unit.

Source: Inc42

2023-10 · EdTech

Unacademy's course hosting software unit cut staff after missing revenue targets.

Source: Inc42

2023-10 · E-commerce

The packaging supply startup cut staff while announcing a fresh 50 million dollar fundraise.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-09 · EdTech

The university cut 229 jobs and six courses to save 22 million New Zealand dollars in staff costs.

Source: RNZ

2023-09 · Enterprise SaaS

Second round in ten months at the subscription billing software company, after about 142 jobs went in late 2022.

Source: Inc42

2023-09 · Media & Streaming

Roku announced its third round of layoffs in a year, along with office consolidation and a content review.

Source: CNBC

2023-09 · E-commerce

The social commerce startup shut its B2B business and moved operations to Gurugram to focus on a few markets.

Source: Inc42

2023-09 · Fintech

The revenue based financing platform cut staff across verticals as it pushed toward profitability.

Source: Inc42

2023-09 · Fintech

The neobanking app cut staff across teams to focus on core product features, offering severance and faster ESOP vesting.

Source: Inc42

2023-08 · Transportation & Delivery

Rapid grocery firm Getir said it would cut about 2,500 jobs across the UK, US, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey.

Source: The Guardian

2023-08 · Gaming

Gaming company halved its staff weeks after India announced a 28% tax on online real money games.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-08 · E-commerce

The used car marketplace cut roles while consolidating its operations under a single brand.

Source: Inc42

2023-08 · Crypto

The crypto exchange blamed a prolonged bear market and the effect of a transaction tax on Indian exchanges.

Source: Inc42

2023-08 · E-commerce

Kenyan food distribution platform disbanded in house delivery and moved to contracted logistics.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-08 · Fintech

Nairobi based payments company cut a fifth of its pan African team in a shift to a product focused strategy.

Source: TechCabal

2023-08 · Fintech

Israeli insurance fintech cut most staff and closed Asian offices after a scandal over fraudulent letters of credit.

Source: AGBI

2023-08 · Social Media

The short video app cut more than half its staff in its second round within two months during a cash crunch.

Source: Inc42

2023-08 · Enterprise SaaS

The supply chain finance software startup let go of staff in a single day, according to sources.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-08 · Enterprise SaaS

Shiprocket's retail software unit cut tech, product and sales staff while its CEO and CTO prepared to leave.

Source: Inc42

2023-08 · EdTech

The edtech company let go of staff in its post sale division after a performance review.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-07 · Gaming

The Polish studio behind Cyberpunk 2077 announced 100 job cuts to reduce costs.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2023-07 · Fintech

The lending and insurance company led by Sachin Bansal cut staff across departments, with product teams hit hardest.

Source: Inc42

2023-07 · Enterprise SaaS

Second Amdocs round of 2023, including about 200 of its 5,000 employees in Israel.

Source: CTech

2023-07 · Enterprise SaaS

The retail software startup cut tech, sales, customer success and HR staff to reduce costs; the CEO confirmed the layoffs.

Source: Inc42

2023-07 · E-commerce

The quick delivery startup deferred salaries and announced its third layoff of the year while searching for new funding.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-07 · EdTech

The Chennai based engineering upskilling startup began a cost cutting drive in late June amid the funding crunch.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-07 · E-commerce

The Lahore B2B retail supply startup closed its fulfillment, logistics and inventory business a year after raising 22.5 million dollars and pivoted to software.

Source: ProPakistani

2023-06 · EdTech · AI (confirmed)

Chegg's SEC filing said the cut of about 80 employees was made to better position the company to execute against its AI strategy, six weeks after its shares fell more than 40% when the CEO said ChatGPT was affecting new customer growth.

Source: SEC filing (Form 8-K)

2023-06 · Transportation & Delivery

Grab made its largest round of layoffs since 2020 to manage costs and reorganise in a competitive market.

Source: CNBC

2023-06 · Media & Streaming

Spotify laid off 200 people in its podcast unit and merged the Parcast and Gimlet studios.

Source: CNN

2023-06 · EdTech

Further cuts reached beyond sales roles as the company tried to improve its finances during a dispute with lenders.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-06 · Fintech

Nubank laid off 296 staff in a restructuring of its operations area in Brazil, saying some administrative roles had become redundant.

Source: IT Forum

2023-06 · Social Media

The short video app cut staff across departments weeks after a cofounder left.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-05 · E-commerce

Company said it would be smaller by about 20% without giving a number (press estimates put it at more than 2,000 of about 11,600 staff); Flexport agreed to buy Shopify Logistics the same day.

Source: Company letter

2023-05 · Social Media

Sales and operations restructure; China job app shut down.

Source: CNBC

2023-05 · IT Services & Consulting · AI (confirmed)

Not a layoff: CEO Arvind Krishna told Bloomberg that IBM would pause or slow hiring for back-office roles, saying 30% of about 26,000 non-customer-facing jobs could be replaced by AI and automation over five years (roughly 7,800 roles).

Source: Bloomberg (via Fortune)

2023-05 · Telecom

New CEO Margherita Della Valle announced 11,000 job cuts over three years, more than a tenth of 104,000 staff, to simplify the organisation.

Source: The Guardian

2023-05 · Gaming

Third round of Unity layoffs in a year, disclosed in an SEC filing.

Source: CNBC

2023-05 · Big Tech

Alibaba cut staff in its cloud computing division as it prepared the unit for a planned spin off and public listing.

Source: CNBC

2023-05 · IT Services & Consulting

The tax authority's IT arm ended the services of operations staff after a Pakistan Customs project closed.

Source: ProPakistani

2023-05 · EdTech

The maths learning startup rationalised roles across functions, citing tighter capital markets and changing AI technology.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-05 · EdTech

The school software startup ran a second round of cuts to improve operational efficiency.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-04 · Enterprise SaaS · AI (confirmed)

CEO Drew Houston cited slowing growth and wrote that 'the AI era of computing has finally arrived', saying the next stage of growth requires a different mix of skill sets, particularly in AI and early-stage product development.

Source: Company blog

2023-04 · Transportation & Delivery

New CEO David Risher cut 1,072 employees, roughly 26% of the corporate workforce, and dropped 250 open positions.

Source: CNBC

2023-04 · Transportation & Delivery

The German grocery delivery startup said it was cutting 8,000 jobs during 2023 after difficult market conditions.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2023-04 · Fintech

The Berlin digital bank cut 71 jobs, around 4 per cent of staff, to focus on its strategic priorities.

Source: FinTech Futures

2023-04 · E-commerce

Dubai based online retailer founded by Mohamed Alabbar cut marketing, advertising and other roles to lower costs.

Source: AGBI

2023-04 · Fintech

The stock research platform let go of staff in an internal restructuring, its founder said.

Source: Inc42

2023-04 · Fintech

The buy now pay later startup cut engineering, product and analytics staff as e-commerce growth slowed.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-04 · Fintech

The buy now pay later startup cut staff after its acquisition by PhonePe was called off.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-04 · Social Media

The microblogging app cut staff citing role redundancies and the global slowdown.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-03 · Big Tech

Second round after more than 11,000 cuts in November 2022, announced in Mark Zuckerberg's 'Year of Efficiency' update, which also closed around 5,000 open roles.

Source: Company post

2023-03 · IT Services & Consulting

About 2.5% of staff over 18 months, with more than half of the cuts in non-billable corporate functions.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-03 · Big Tech

Second wave after the 18,000 roles announced in January, mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising and Twitch.

Source: Company blog

2023-03 · Enterprise SaaS

CEO Chris Hyams said that with future job openings at or below pre-pandemic levels the organization was too big for what lies ahead.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-03 · Enterprise SaaS

Atlassian said the cut was a rebalancing toward higher priority areas.

Source: CNBC

2023-03 · Automotive

Restructuring disclosed in a regulatory filing, to be completed by the end of the second quarter.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-03 · Gaming

EA also said it would reduce office space as part of the restructuring.

Source: CNBC

2023-03 · Transportation & Delivery

The Brazilian food delivery company laid off 355 staff, about 6 percent of its workforce, citing the economic climate.

Source: Olhar Digital

2023-03 · Enterprise SaaS

The accounting software firm announced a restructuring to cut costs and improve profitability under a new chief executive.

Source: RNZ

2023-03 · Hardware & Chips

Logitech announced plans to cut 300 workers worldwide as demand for computer accessories fell after the pandemic.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2023-03 · Enterprise SaaS

The developer platform owned by Microsoft let go of virtually its whole engineering team in India as part of a global 10% cut.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-03 · E-commerce

Nigerian B2B commerce startup cut full time staff for a second time in seven months in a push for profitability.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-03 · E-commerce

Kenyan B2B fashion commerce startup shut down after failing to raise funding and let its whole team go.

Source: TechCabal

2023-03 · EdTech

Another round came just over four months after the November 2022 cut.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-03 · Gaming

The fantasy esports startup cut most of its staff in three rounds within a year of raising 40 million dollars.

Source: Inc42

2023-03 · Enterprise SaaS

The conversational AI company confirmed it cut staff and restructured between November 2022 and January 2023, citing the economy.

Source: Inc42

2023-02 · Telecom

About 8% of 105,529 staff, part of a plan to reduce costs at a run-rate of 9 billion Swedish kronor by the end of 2023.

Source: CNBC

2023-02 · Enterprise SaaS

CEO Eric Yuan said Zoom grew 3x in size within 24 months during the pandemic; he cut his own salary by 98% for the coming fiscal year.

Source: Company blog

2023-02 · Hardware & Chips

About 5% of staff cut as PC demand slowed; co-COO Jeff Clarke said earlier measures such as pausing external hiring and limiting travel were no longer sufficient.

Source: CNBC

2023-02 · Media & Streaming

More than 20% of staff by the end of 2023, with the former Yahoo for Business ad tech division cut by nearly 50%.

Source: CNBC

2023-02 · Enterprise SaaS

Second cut in six months (11% in Sept 2022).

Source: CNBC

2023-02 · Enterprise SaaS

Microsoft-owned GitHub also said it would close its offices as leases ended and go fully remote.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-02 · Enterprise SaaS

CEO Sid Sijbrandij announced the reduction in a message to employees.

Source: CNBC

2023-02 · Cybersecurity

CEO Todd McKinnon announced the reduction in a message to employees.

Source: Okta

2023-02 · Automotive

Second 6% cut in seven months, made to conserve cash.

Source: CNBC

2023-02 · Transportation & Delivery

Deliveroo said it would cut 350 roles, about 9% of its staff, after a fall in online orders.

Source: The Guardian

2023-02 · Fintech

Second round in three months reportedly removed almost a third of the workforce across most departments.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-02 · E-commerce

Alibaba owned South Asian marketplace cut staff across its markets, with the chief executive citing difficult market conditions.

Source: ProPakistani

2023-02 · Enterprise SaaS

Website builder made a second round of cuts under a cost reduction plan, mostly affecting staff in the United States.

Source: CTech

2023-02 · Consumer Tech

The housing society security app cut mid management and junior roles, after a similar round in December 2022.

Source: Inc42

2023-01 · Fintech

About 7% of staff; CEO Dan Schulman cited a challenging macroeconomic environment.

Source: CNBC

2023-01 · Enterprise SaaS

Targeted restructuring affecting up to 3,000 positions, about 2.5% of headcount, announced alongside plans to explore a sale of its Qualtrics stake.

Source: CNBC

2023-01 · IT Services & Consulting

Cuts tied to the Kyndryl spin-off and Watson Health sale.

Source: CNBC

2023-01 · Enterprise SaaS

CEO Marc Benioff wrote 'we hired too many people leading into this economic downturn' and cut about 10 percent of staff; the letter gave no number and AP put it at about 8,000.

Source: Company letter

2023-01 · Big Tech

CEO Sundar Pichai said the company had hired for a different economic reality than the one it faced; the roughly 12,000 roles cut spanned Alphabet product areas, functions, levels and regions.

Source: Company blog

2023-01 · Big Tech

CEO Satya Nadella said the 10,000 cuts through the end of fiscal Q3 were less than 5 percent of employees and that Microsoft would continue to hire in key strategic areas.

Source: Company blog

2023-01 · Big Tech

Just over 18,000 roles including cuts first announced in November 2022, with the majority in the Amazon Stores and PXT organizations; Bloomberg called it the biggest reduction in the company's history.

Source: Company blog

2023-01 · Media & Streaming

First of three cuts in 2023.

Source: Company letter

2023-01 · Crypto

Second major Coinbase cut in seven months, with several projects shut down.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-01 · Crypto

Second round of job cuts in roughly six months, following the collapse of FTX.

Source: CNBC

2023-01 · E-commerce

Second round of job cuts in under six months as part of company-wide cost reductions.

Source: CNBC

2023-01 · Enterprise SaaS

First layoffs in the company's history, announced in a CEO memo citing a faster deceleration than expected.

Source: HubSpot

2023-01 · Automotive

Electric van startup Arrival said it was cutting 800 jobs, about half its remaining workforce, to reduce costs.

Source: The Guardian

2023-01 · Transportation & Delivery

The Spanish delivery company announced 250 layoffs, mostly at its Barcelona headquarters, without affecting couriers.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2023-01 · Transportation & Delivery

Delivery Hero cut 156 jobs in Germany, mainly at its Berlin headquarters, as it pushed to reach profitability.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2023-01 · IT Services & Consulting

Outsourcing firm ended its content moderation work for Meta in Nairobi to focus on data annotation.

Source: TechCrunch

2023-01 · Crypto

Crypto exchange owned by Digital Currency Group cut over a third of staff, citing weak growth and revenue after the crypto market slump.

Source: TechCabal

2023-01 · Consumer Tech

The South African tech investor and its Amsterdam listed unit planned corporate staff cuts across about 15 locations over a year.

Source: TechCentral

2023-01 · Enterprise SaaS

Telecom billing software company with about 5,000 staff in Israel cut jobs worldwide.

Source: CTech

2023-01 · Fintech

Lending technology company cut a fifth of staff after its share price fell more than 95 percent from its peak.

Source: CTech

2023-01 · EdTech

The Mumbai based school edtech company cut tech and product staff in its second round of job cuts within five months.

Source: Inc42

2023-01 · Fintech

The payments company cut staff in an organisational restructuring; the company said 6 to 8% of employees were affected.

Source: Inc42

2023-01 · Enterprise SaaS

The contract management software company cut staff across locations days after announcing a Series D round, aiming for profitability.

Source: Inc42

2023-01 · E-commerce

The Reliance backed quick commerce startup cut staff months after closing some dark stores to save costs.

Source: Inc42

2023-01 · Enterprise SaaS

The mobile advertising platform let go of staff, citing performance metrics.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2023-01 · Enterprise SaaS

The voice automation startup cut mostly India staff as it shifted focus to the US market.

Source: Inc42

2022-12 · Hardware & Chips

Headcount reduction over calendar 2023 through voluntary attrition and personnel reductions as memory chip demand fell.

Source: CNBC

2022-12 · E-commerce

The Singapore marketplace cut 10% of its headcount to reduce costs after expanding too quickly.

Source: Inside Retail Asia

2022-12 · Social Media

The parent of ShareChat shut its fantasy gaming platform Jeet11 and let its team go.

Source: Inc42

2022-12 · EdTech

Fourth round of 2022 at the online tutoring company, taking its total for the year past 1,100.

Source: Inc42

2022-12 · Fintech

Africa focused payments unicorn cut staff across departments, with engineering taking the largest share.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-12 · Hardware & Chips

Micron said it would reduce staff by about 10 percent during 2023 and suspend bonuses as memory chip demand collapsed.

Source: CNBC

2022-12 · Gaming

Second and largest Playtika round of 2022, after a planned stake sale to Joffre Capital fell through.

Source: CTech

2022-12 · Hardware & Chips

The Chinese phone maker let go of its Egyptian staff and closed most offices after Egypt restricted imports, according to a trade federation official.

Source: Egypt Independent

2022-12 · Crypto

The exchange announced a second round of cuts across the company as the crypto bear market deepened.

Source: Decrypt

2022-12 · EdTech

The upGrad owned online learning unit cut content, design, product and marketing staff in the last week of December.

Source: Inc42

2022-12 · Travel

The hotel platform merged product and engineering teams and cut tech staff, while planning to add 250 relationship roles.

Source: Inc42

2022-12 · Fintech

Prosus's Indian payments unit realigned teams across some businesses.

Source: Inc42

2022-11 · Hardware & Chips

Announced with quarterly earnings as a restructuring to 'rebalance the organization'; Cisco's filings give only the share, about 5% of its global workforce, and the 4,100 figure comes from press reports.

Source: Computerworld

2022-11 · Transportation & Delivery

CEO Tony Xu said DoorDash had hired quickly during the pandemic and had not been rigorous enough in managing team growth.

Source: DoorDash 8-K (SEC filing)

2022-11 · Big Tech

Mark Zuckerberg told employees 'I got this wrong, and I take responsibility for that' after raising investment on the expectation that the pandemic surge in e-commerce would be permanent.

Source: Meta newsroom

2022-11 · Big Tech

Amazon confirmed job cuts in its Devices and Books businesses without giving a number; the New York Times had reported a plan for about 10,000, and the cuts were later included in the 18,000 total announced in January 2023.

Source: Amazon (Andy Jassy note)

2022-11 · Social Media

Roughly half of Twitter's about 7,500 employees were laid off one week after Elon Musk acquired the company; the 3,700 figure comes from press reports, not a company statement.

Source: CNN

2022-11 · Fintech

Collison brothers: 'we overhired for the world we're in'.

Source: Stripe newsroom

2022-11 · Transportation & Delivery

Second cut of 2022 amid recession fears.

Source: Lyft 8-K (SEC filing)

2022-11 · E-commerce

Second layoff of 2022, after the May cut of 2,500, amid a weakening used-vehicle market and a steep fall in Carvana's share price.

Source: CNBC

2022-11 · Hardware & Chips

HP said it plans to cut 4,000 to 6,000 employees over three years.

Source: CNBC

2022-11 · Crypto

Crypto exchange cut staff as trading volumes and client sign-ups fell.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-11 · Crypto

Bitso laid off a quarter of its staff after the collapse of the FTX exchange hit the crypto sector.

Source: Bloomberg Línea

2022-11 · Transportation & Delivery

The Gojek and Tokopedia parent cut about 12% of staff across the group, citing macroeconomic challenges.

Source: CNBC

2022-11 · Social Media

Twitter said it would cut 140 of about 500 jobs in Ireland after the takeover by Elon Musk.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2022-11 · E-commerce

Second round of 2022 at the B2B marketplace, after 180 jobs went in June.

Source: Inc42

2022-11 · Transportation & Delivery

Reported plan to cut at least 4% of staff across product, tech, catalogue and marketing.

Source: Inc42

2022-11 · EdTech

Second round of 2022 at the test preparation company, which warned staff of harsh economic conditions.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-11 · Transportation & Delivery

Swvl halved its remaining workforce in a second round six months after cutting 32 percent.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-11 · Enterprise SaaS

Web analytics company cut a tenth of staff to speed its path to profitability.

Source: CTech

2022-11 · EdTech

The Poland based homework help company partially shut its India operations and let go of most of its Indian team without severance.

Source: Inc42

2022-11 · EdTech

The Hyderabad based K-12 learning startup reduced headcount after a funding round failed to close, and delayed salaries of those affected.

Source: Inc42

2022-11 · Enterprise SaaS

The subscription billing software company cut staff across geographies, citing market forces and operational debt.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-11 · Consumer Tech

The startup hiring app cut staff in a business model change after nearly doubling headcount during 2022.

Source: Inc42

2022-10 · EdTech

Phased cut across product, content, media and technology teams as the company targeted profitability.

Source: Inc42

2022-10 · Hardware & Chips

Hard drive maker cited economic uncertainty and declining demand.

Source: CNBC

2022-10 · Transportation & Delivery

Sendy shut its Supply retail product in a second round of cuts three months after the first.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-10 · E-commerce

Twiga removed its in house sales team and moved to independent agents.

Source: TechCabal

2022-10 · EdTech

A second round four months after the first left the learning startup with about 40 staff.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-10 · Crypto

The crypto exchange cut staff to ride out the crypto downturn, paying 45 days of salary.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-10 · Transportation & Delivery

Uber stopped its own app in Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Multan and Faisalabad, keeping only Lahore and leaving the other cities to Careem.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-09 · Enterprise SaaS

Restructuring announced by CEO Jeff Lawson as the company targeted profitability.

Source: The Register

2022-09 · E-commerce

Cazoo announced it would abandon its business in the European Union and cut 750 jobs, its second round of that size in 2022.

Source: The Guardian

2022-09 · Fintech

The gold loan startup's second round of the year came as it aimed to turn profitable within 12 to 18 months.

Source: Inc42

2022-09 · Fintech

The tax and finance software company cut tech, product, sales and support staff to extend its cash runway.

Source: Inc42

2022-08 · Social Media

Snap cut about 20% of its full-time staff and cancelled several projects after revenue growth fell well below its expectations.

Source: The Verge

2022-08 · Fintech

Second layoff of 2022, after a 9% cut in April; CEO Vlad Tenev cited a worsening macro environment and a broad crypto market crash.

Source: Robinhood 8-K (SEC filing)

2022-08 · Media & Streaming

The Berlin audio platform planned to cut about 20 per cent of its global workforce, citing the economic environment.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-08 · Consumer Tech

Nigerian genomics startup cut lab and sales staff hired for its COVID testing business after test volumes fell.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-08 · E-commerce

Lahore used car trading startup backed by OLX Group shut down after six years and 89 million dollars in funding.

Source: ProPakistani

2022-08 · Cybersecurity

Spyware maker reorganised and its chief executive stepped down to focus on a sale of the company.

Source: CTech

2022-08 · E-commerce

The Egyptian online store builder cut most of its staff after running through money raised earlier in the year.

Source: Wamda

2022-08 · EdTech

A third round of cuts hit the sales enablement team as part of business restructuring.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-08 · E-commerce

The B2B commerce startup shut down and filed for insolvency after defaulting on loans from its investors.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-07 · E-commerce

CEO Tobi Lütke said his bet that the pandemic shift to e-commerce would be permanent had not paid off: 'placing this bet was my call to make and I got this wrong'.

Source: Shopify (CEO memo)

2022-07 · Automotive

Restructuring announced in an internal email from founder and CEO RJ Scaringe.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-07 · E-commerce

Mumbai grocery delivery startup cut staff and shut more than 50 dark stores during a funding crunch.

Source: Inc42

2022-07 · Transportation & Delivery

Kenyan logistics startup downsized by a tenth in July 2022, citing the funding realities facing tech companies.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-07 · E-commerce

Kenyan B2B commerce platform cut field sales, supply chain and customer experience roles in a reorganisation of its Kenya business.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-07 · E-commerce

Pakistan's best funded startup shut down permanently after a planned funding round fell through, two months after cutting 31 percent of staff.

Source: ProPakistani

2022-07 · E-commerce

Lahore web store builder startup cut staff to reduce reliance on venture funding; its chief executive denied reports of a full shutdown.

Source: Profit by Pakistan Today

2022-07 · Consumer Tech

United States device insurer Asurion closed Soluto, its research and development centre in Israel.

Source: CTech

2022-07 · E-commerce

The Cairo B2B retail ordering startup cut staff over two months as its cash ran low, weeks before its board removed the founders.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-07 · Transportation & Delivery

The ride hailing company began cutting staff across verticals after closing its quick commerce and used car businesses, while hiring for its EV unit.

Source: Inc42

2022-06 · Crypto

CEO Brian Armstrong cut about 18% of staff, saying Coinbase 'grew too quickly'; earlier in June the company had rescinded a number of accepted job offers.

Source: Coinbase blog

2022-06 · Automotive

Elon Musk said Tesla would reduce its salaried workforce by roughly 10% over about three months while hourly headcount would grow.

Source: CNN

2022-06 · E-commerce

Online car seller Cazoo announced about 750 job cuts across the UK and Europe, about 15% of its workforce.

Source: The Guardian

2022-06 · EdTech

The coding school owned by Byju's cut staff citing business restructuring, a month after about 1,000 employees resigned over a return to office order.

Source: Inc42

2022-06 · EdTech

Cuts came a year after Byju's bought Toppr, with content and media teams hit hardest.

Source: Inc42

2022-06 · E-commerce

Gurugram social commerce startup cut roles three months after raising 75 million dollars.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-06 · Consumer Tech

Egypt born, Dubai based healthtech startup cut about a tenth of its roughly 500 staff amid the venture funding slowdown.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-06 · Fintech

Senegal based mobile money unicorn cut close to 15 percent of staff, mostly in newer markets Burkina Faso, Mali and Uganda.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-06 · Transportation & Delivery

Karachi freight marketplace laid off staff under a business optimization plan during the 2022 funding slump.

Source: ProPakistani

2022-06 · E-commerce

The Vitol backed Turkish used car marketplace permanently closed its Pakistan business two years after launch.

Source: Dawn

2022-06 · Crypto

The Dubai based crypto exchange began cutting roles to merge overlapping functions as the crypto market slumped.

Source: CoinDesk

2022-06 · Fintech

The gold loan startup cut staff across verticals, citing a weak economic environment and a revised strategy.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-06 · E-commerce

The B2B e-commerce unicorn confirmed cost cuts and offered insurance, severance and placement help.

Source: Inc42

2022-06 · E-commerce

The construction materials B2B marketplace shut its India business after running out of funds, keeping only exports.

Source: Inc42

2022-06 · Fintech

The employee health insurance startup cut sales, accounts, marketing and creative staff after redefining its strategy.

Source: Inc42

2022-05 · Media & Streaming

Two rounds: about 150 employees in May 2022 and about 300 more in June 2022, after Netflix reported its first subscriber loss in a decade.

Source: CNBC

2022-05 · E-commerce

Cut about 2,500 employees, mainly in operational groups, to align staffing with sales volumes; executives gave up their salaries for the rest of the year to help fund severance.

Source: The Drive

2022-05 · Fintech

CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told staff about 10% of employees across all domains would be affected.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-05 · Crypto

The Mexican crypto exchange cut 80 of its more than 700 staff as digital asset prices fell.

Source: CoinDesk

2022-05 · Transportation & Delivery

The Berlin grocery delivery startup laid off 300 administrative staff, half of its head office, and prepared to leave several markets.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2022-05 · Fintech

PayPal announced 307 job cuts at its Dublin and Dundalk offices.

Source: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor

2022-05 · Consumer Tech

Bengaluru telemedicine startup let go of most of its staff after running short of funds; it later merged with the diagnostics arm of LifeCell.

Source: Inc42

2022-05 · E-commerce

Used car marketplace cut staff across divisions five months after a 400 million dollar funding round.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-05 · Transportation & Delivery

Turkish quick commerce company cut 14 percent of staff worldwide and scaled back expansion plans as funding for instant delivery tightened.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-05 · Transportation & Delivery

Dubai based mass transit startup announced a 32 percent headcount cut two months after listing on Nasdaq through a SPAC.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-05 · E-commerce

Lahore quick commerce startup cut headcount and pulled out of smaller Pakistani cities and South Africa as venture funding dried up.

Source: ProPakistani

2022-05 · Gaming

Israeli mobile games company closed studios in Los Angeles, Montreal and London.

Source: CTech

2022-05 · EdTech

The celebrity led learning startup cut mostly sales staff, citing market conditions and more automation.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-05 · Gaming

The mobile gaming platform wound down its Indonesia business and streaming product.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-05 · EdTech

The online tutoring company cut staff in two rounds within a month, citing long term sustainability.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-05 · E-commerce

Indiabulls' social commerce app asked staff to resign within a year of launch and was expected to shut or merge.

Source: Inc42

2022-04 · E-commerce

Cut full time roles while restructuring its Superstore grocery service, months after a large funding round.

Source: Inc42

2022-04 · EdTech

The edtech company cut employees, contractors and educators in its test prep business as it aimed for profitability.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-03 · Fintech

Digital mortgage lender cut staff in the U.S. and India; some employees learned of it when severance payments appeared early in the payroll app.

Source: TechCrunch

2022-03 · E-commerce

JD.com reportedly cut staff in Jingxi Pinpin, its community group buying arm, during a wider round of Chinese tech layoffs.

Source: The China Project

2022-03 · E-commerce

Sea Ltd closed its Indian e-commerce marketplace about six months after launch, saying it saw no long term sustainable growth.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

2022-03 · E-commerce · AI (likely)

The furniture rental company cut mostly customer support roles after moving orders from phone to its app, ahead of a planned listing.

Source: Inc42

2022-02 · Consumer Tech

Announced the same day that co-founder John Foley was replaced as CEO by Barry McCarthy; the cut covered about 2,800 positions globally, including about 20% of corporate roles.

Source: CNBC