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
Month by month
The biggest tech layoffs of 2022
- MetaNov 2022 · Big Tech−11,000
Zuckerberg: 'I got this wrong', the first mass layoff in Meta's history opened the floodgates.
- AmazonNov 2022 · Big Tech−10,000
Devices and books organisations hit first; grew to 18,000 by January.
- CiscoNov 2022 · Hardware & Chips−4,100
'Rebalancing' announced with quarterly earnings.
- Twitter / XNov 2022 · Social Media−3,700
Half the company cut days after Elon Musk's takeover, and the product kept running, a fact executives everywhere noticed.
- PelotonFeb 2022 · Consumer Tech−2,800
The first great pandemic-darling correction; CEO replaced the same day.
- CarvanaMay 2022 · E-commerce−2,500
Fired 12% of staff, some over Zoom, as pandemic-era demand reversed.
- CarvanaNov 2022 · E-commerce−1,500
Second cut of 2022 (2,500 in May) as used-car prices fell.
- SnapAug 2022 · Social Media−1,280
Ad-market slump forces a 20% cut and project cancellations.
- DoorDashNov 2022 · Transportation & Delivery−1,250
Pandemic delivery boom normalises.
- StripeNov 2022 · Fintech−1,100
Collison brothers: 'we overhired for the world we're in'.
- CoinbaseJun 2022 · Crypto−1,100
Crypto winter: rescinded offers and an 18% cut within a year of going public.
- ShopifyJul 2022 · E-commerce−1,000
Tobi Lütke: 'I got this wrong', the e-commerce-forever bet unwinds.
- RobinhoodAug 2022 · Fintech−780
Second 2022 cut as retail-trading mania unwound.
- LyftNov 2022 · Transportation & Delivery−683
Second cut of 2022 amid recession fears.
- NetflixMay 2022 · Media & Streaming−450
Two rounds after the first subscriber loss in a decade, the event that started the 2022 sentiment turn.