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Tech Layoffs 2022

Tech layoffs in 2022, in full

Every major tracked layoff of 2022: who cut, how many, and how much of it was attributed to AI. Part of the WorkforceSignal tech layoff tracker.

People affected

43K

Tracked in 2022

Events

15

Major, sourced

AI-attributed

0%

Of people affected

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The biggest tech layoffs of 2022

  • MetaNov 2022 · Big Tech

    Zuckerberg: 'I got this wrong', the first mass layoff in Meta's history opened the floodgates.

    −11,000
  • AmazonNov 2022 · Big Tech

    Devices and books organisations hit first; grew to 18,000 by January.

    −10,000
  • CiscoNov 2022 · Hardware & Chips

    'Rebalancing' announced with quarterly earnings.

    −4,100
  • Twitter / XNov 2022 · Social Media

    Half the company cut days after Elon Musk's takeover, and the product kept running, a fact executives everywhere noticed.

    −3,700
  • PelotonFeb 2022 · Consumer Tech

    The first great pandemic-darling correction; CEO replaced the same day.

    −2,800
  • CarvanaMay 2022 · E-commerce

    Fired 12% of staff, some over Zoom, as pandemic-era demand reversed.

    −2,500
  • CarvanaNov 2022 · E-commerce

    Second cut of 2022 (2,500 in May) as used-car prices fell.

    −1,500
  • SnapAug 2022 · Social Media

    Ad-market slump forces a 20% cut and project cancellations.

    −1,280
  • DoorDashNov 2022 · Transportation & Delivery

    Pandemic delivery boom normalises.

    −1,250
  • StripeNov 2022 · Fintech

    Collison brothers: 'we overhired for the world we're in'.

    −1,100
  • CoinbaseJun 2022 · Crypto

    Crypto winter: rescinded offers and an 18% cut within a year of going public.

    −1,100
  • ShopifyJul 2022 · E-commerce

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

    −1,000
  • RobinhoodAug 2022 · Fintech

    Second 2022 cut as retail-trading mania unwound.

    −780
  • LyftNov 2022 · Transportation & Delivery

    Second cut of 2022 amid recession fears.

    −683
  • NetflixMay 2022 · Media & Streaming

    Two rounds after the first subscriber loss in a decade, the event that started the 2022 sentiment turn.

    −450