E-commerce · Canada
Shopify layoffs
Shopify has announced job cuts 2 times since Jul 2022. Where it gave numbers, they add up to 3,000 jobs. The latest was in May 2023: 2,000 jobs, about 20% of staff.
Latest event: May 2023
People affected
3K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
2
Jul 2022 → May 2023
AI-attributed
0%
Of affected people
The short version
- Biggest round: May 2023, 2,000 jobs, about 20% of staff.
- None of these cuts was publicly blamed on AI.
- That is the 5th largest total among the 45 E-commerce employers we track.
- We track 27 employers in Canada with layoffs since 2022.
Hiring elsewhere in E-commerce
Every round, newest first
- −2,000(20% of workforce)
Company said it would be smaller by about 20% without giving a number (press estimates put it at more than 2,000 of about 11,600 staff); Flexport agreed to buy Shopify Logistics the same day.
Source: Company letter
- −1,000(10% of workforce)
CEO Tobi Lütke said his bet that the pandemic shift to e-commerce would be permanent had not paid off: 'placing this bet was my call to make and I got this wrong'.
Source: Shopify (CEO memo)
Common questions about Shopify
- How many people has Shopify laid off?
- We have tracked 2 rounds of cuts at Shopify since Jul 2022. The rounds with a stated headcount add up to 3,000 jobs.
- When was the latest Shopify layoff?
- May 2023: 2,000 jobs, about 20% of staff. Company said it would be smaller by about 20% without giving a number (press estimates put it at more than 2,000 of about 11,600 staff); Flexport agreed to buy Shopify Logistics the same day.
- Did Shopify blame AI for its layoffs?
- No. None of the 2 rounds we track was publicly tied to AI by Shopify or in credible reporting.
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