Tech Layoffs 2022
Tech layoffs in 2022, in full
Every major tech layoff we tracked in 2022: who cut, how many people, and whether AI was part of the stated reason.
People affected
68K
Tracked in 2022
Events
102
Major, sourced
AI-attributed
0%
Of people affected
Month by month
The biggest tech layoffs of 2022
- MetaNov 2022 · Big Tech−11,000
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.
- HPNov 2022 · Hardware & Chips−6,000
HP said it plans to cut 4,000 to 6,000 employees over three years.
- CiscoNov 2022 · Hardware & Chips−4,100
Announced with quarterly earnings as a restructuring to 'rebalance the organization'; Cisco's filings give only the share, about 5% of its global workforce, and the 4,100 figure comes from press reports.
- JD.comMar 2022 · E-commerce−4,000
JD.com reportedly cut staff in Jingxi Pinpin, its community group buying arm, during a wider round of Chinese tech layoffs.
- Twitter / XNov 2022 · Social Media−3,700
Roughly half of Twitter's about 7,500 employees were laid off one week after Elon Musk acquired the company; the 3,700 figure comes from press reports, not a company statement.
- SeagateOct 2022 · Hardware & Chips−3,000
Hard drive maker cited economic uncertainty and declining demand.
- Better.comMar 2022 · Fintech−3,000
Digital mortgage lender cut staff in the U.S. and India; some employees learned of it when severance payments appeared early in the payroll app.
- PelotonFeb 2022 · Consumer Tech−2,800
Announced the same day that co-founder John Foley was replaced as CEO by Barry McCarthy; the cut covered about 2,800 positions globally, including about 20% of corporate roles.
- Byju'sOct 2022 · EdTech−2,500
Phased cut across product, content, media and technology teams as the company targeted profitability.
- CarvanaMay 2022 · E-commerce−2,500
Cut about 2,500 employees, mainly in operational groups, to align staffing with sales volumes; executives gave up their salaries for the rest of the year to help fund severance.
- CarvanaNov 2022 · E-commerce−1,500
Second layoff of 2022, after the May cut of 2,500, amid a weakening used-vehicle market and a steep fall in Carvana's share price.
- GoToNov 2022 · Transportation & Delivery−1,300
The Gojek and Tokopedia parent cut about 12% of staff across the group, citing macroeconomic challenges.
- DoorDashNov 2022 · Transportation & Delivery−1,250
CEO Tony Xu said DoorDash had hired quickly during the pandemic and had not been rigorous enough in managing team growth.
- StripeNov 2022 · Fintech−1,100
Collison brothers: 'we overhired for the world we're in'.
- KrakenNov 2022 · Crypto−1,100
Crypto exchange cut staff as trading volumes and client sign-ups fell.