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Spotify layoffs

We've tracked 2 rounds of Spotify layoffs between Jan 2023 and Dec 2023, affecting 2,100 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

2K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

2

Jan 2023 → Dec 2023

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −1,500(17% of workforce)

    Third cut of 2023; CEO admitted the company hired ahead of its business in 2020–21.

    Source: Company letter

  2. −600(6% of workforce)

    First of three cuts in 2023.

    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.