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Shopify layoffs

We've tracked 2 rounds of Shopify layoffs between Jul 2022 and May 2023, affecting 3,000 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

3K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

2

Jul 2022 → May 2023

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −2,000(20% of workforce)

    Second major cut; logistics arm sold to Flexport the same day.

    Source: CNBC

  2. −1,000(10% of workforce)

    Tobi Lütke: 'I got this wrong', the e-commerce-forever bet unwinds.

    Source: Company memo

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