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Google layoffs

We've tracked 3 rounds of Google layoffs between Jan 2023 and Aug 2026, affecting 13,000 people in total. 8% of them lost their jobs in cuts that Google or credible reporting tied to AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

13K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

3

Jan 2023 → Aug 2026

AI-attributed

8%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −Undisclosed

    Cut hundreds of roles across several units in early August; total headcount undisclosed.

    Source: IBTimes

  2. −1,000AI · likely

    Hardware, Assistant and ad-sales cuts; Sundar Pichai warned of more as resources shifted to Gemini. Ad-sales roles were replaced partly by AI tooling.

    Source: The Verge

  3. −12,000(6% of workforce)

    Largest cut in Alphabet history, announced days after Microsoft's, the peak of the correction.

    Source: Company blog

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Part of the WorkforceSignal tech layoff tracker , every event curated from public reporting with conservative AI attribution. See methodology.