Tech layoffs in 2023, in full

The biggest tech layoffs of 2023

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  AccentureMar 2023 · IT Services & Consulting

  Largest consulting-industry cut of the cycle, mostly back-office roles.

  −19,000
• A
  AmazonJan 2023 · Big Tech

  Then the largest layoff in tech history: devices, retail and HR hit hardest.

  −18,000
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  NokiaOct 2023 · Telecom

  Up to 14,000 roles by 2026 after a 5G equipment demand slump.

  −14,000
• G
  GoogleJan 2023 · Big Tech

  Largest cut in Alphabet history, announced days after Microsoft's, the peak of the correction.

  −12,000
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  VodafoneMay 2023 · Telecom

  Three-year simplification plan under a new CEO.

  −11,000
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  MetaMar 2023 · Big Tech

  The 'Year of Efficiency': second mass layoff in five months, plus 5,000 closed open roles.

  −10,000
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  MicrosoftJan 2023 · Big Tech

  Announced the same month as its multibillion-dollar OpenAI investment, cutting people while buying AI.

  −10,000
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  AmazonMar 2023 · Big Tech

  Second wave (27,000 total across 2022–23), hitting AWS, advertising and Twitch.

  −9,000
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  EricssonFeb 2023 · Telecom

  Global cost-cutting as 5G roll-out spending cooled.

  −8,500
• S
  SalesforceJan 2023 · Enterprise SaaS

  'We hired too many people', Marc Benioff's admission became the cycle's epitaph.

  −8,000
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  IBMMay 2023 · IT Services & Consulting · AI-attributed

  CEO Arvind Krishna paused hiring for ~7,800 back-office roles he expected AI to perform within five years.

  −7,800
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  DellFeb 2023 · Hardware & Chips

  PC demand collapse after the work-from-home hardware boom.

  −6,650
• I
  IBMJan 2023 · IT Services & Consulting

  Cuts tied to the Kyndryl spin-off and Watson Health sale.

  −3,900
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  SAPJan 2023 · Enterprise SaaS

  Restructuring ahead of the larger 2024 AI-driven overhaul.

  −3,000
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  IndeedMar 2023 · Enterprise SaaS

  The job-search leader cut staff as job postings fell from post-pandemic peaks.

  −2,200