How many people has Meta laid off?

We have tracked 6 rounds of cuts at Meta since Nov 2022. The rounds with a stated headcount add up to 34,200 jobs.

When was the latest Meta layoff?

Apr 2026: 8,000 jobs, about 10% of staff. 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.

Did Meta blame AI for its layoffs?

Yes, for some rounds. We count a cut as AI-related only when the company said so or credible reporting made the link.

Big Tech · United States

Meta layoffs

Meta has announced job cuts 6 times since Nov 2022. Where it gave numbers, they add up to 34,200 jobs. The latest was in Apr 2026: 8,000 jobs, about 10% of staff.

Latest event: Apr 2026

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People affected

34K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

Nov 2022 → Apr 2026

AI-attributed

26%

Of affected people

The short version

Biggest round: Nov 2022, 11,000 jobs, about 13% of staff.
2 of the 6 rounds were tied to AI by the company or credible reporting.
That is the 3rd largest total among the 6 Big Tech employers we track.
We track 227 employers in United States with layoffs since 2022.

Every round, newest first

Apr 2026−8,000(10% of workforce)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
Jan 2026−1,000AI · likely
Meta cut about a tenth of its Reality Labs hardware division and closed VR studios as spending moved from the metaverse toward AI.
About the figure: More than 1,000 jobs; the 10% figure refers to the Reality Labs division, not the whole company.
Source: CNBC
Oct 2025−600
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
Jan 2025−3,600(5% of workforce)
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
Mar 2023−10,000
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
Nov 2022−11,000(13% of workforce)
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

Common questions about Meta

How many people has Meta laid off?: We have tracked 6 rounds of cuts at Meta since Nov 2022. The rounds with a stated headcount add up to 34,200 jobs.
When was the latest Meta layoff?: Apr 2026: 8,000 jobs, about 10% of staff. 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.
Did Meta blame AI for its layoffs?: Yes, for some rounds. We count a cut as AI-related only when the company said so or credible reporting made the link.

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