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BuzzFeed layoffs

We've tracked 2 rounds of BuzzFeed layoffs between Dec 2022 and Apr 2023, affecting 180 people in total. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

180

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

2

Dec 2022 → Apr 2023

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −Undisclosed(15% of workforce)

    BuzzFeed laid off 15 percent of staff and closed its Pulitzer winning news division.

    Source: CNBC

  2. −180(12% of workforce)

    BuzzFeed cut nearly 12 percent of staff, citing an advertising downturn and the integration of Complex Networks.

    Source: CNBC

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