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NEOM layoffs

We've tracked one NEOM layoff, in Jul 2025, affecting 1,000 people. 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

1K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

1

Jul 2025 → Jul 2025

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −1,000

    The Saudi giga project weighed cutting staff and moving others to Riyadh during a cost review of The Line and related developments.

    About the figure: Plans under consideration per unnamed sources; no final decision had been made.

    Source: Semafor

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