Tech Layoffs 2023
Tech layoffs in 2023, in full
Every major tech layoff we tracked in 2023: who cut, how many people, and whether AI was part of the stated reason.
People affected
183K
Tracked in 2023
Events
119
Major, sourced
AI-attributed
0%
Of people affected
Month by month
The biggest tech layoffs of 2023
- AccentureMar 2023 · IT Services & Consulting−19,000
About 2.5% of staff over 18 months, with more than half of the cuts in non-billable corporate functions.
- AmazonJan 2023 · Big Tech−18,000
Just over 18,000 roles including cuts first announced in November 2022, with the majority in the Amazon Stores and PXT organizations; Bloomberg called it the biggest reduction in the company's history.
- NokiaOct 2023 · Telecom−14,000
Up to 14,000 roles by 2026 after a 5G equipment demand slump.
- GoogleJan 2023 · Big Tech−12,000
CEO Sundar Pichai said the company had hired for a different economic reality than the one it faced; the roughly 12,000 roles cut spanned Alphabet product areas, functions, levels and regions.
- VodafoneMay 2023 · Telecom−11,000
New CEO Margherita Della Valle announced 11,000 job cuts over three years, more than a tenth of 104,000 staff, to simplify the organisation.
- MetaMar 2023 · Big Tech−10,000
Second round after more than 11,000 cuts in November 2022, announced in Mark Zuckerberg's 'Year of Efficiency' update, which also closed around 5,000 open roles.
- MicrosoftJan 2023 · Big Tech−10,000
CEO Satya Nadella said the 10,000 cuts through the end of fiscal Q3 were less than 5 percent of employees and that Microsoft would continue to hire in key strategic areas.
- AmazonMar 2023 · Big Tech−9,000
Second wave after the 18,000 roles announced in January, mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising and Twitch.
- EricssonFeb 2023 · Telecom−8,500
About 8% of 105,529 staff, part of a plan to reduce costs at a run-rate of 9 billion Swedish kronor by the end of 2023.
- FlinkApr 2023 · Transportation & Delivery−8,000
The German grocery delivery startup said it was cutting 8,000 jobs during 2023 after difficult market conditions.
- SalesforceJan 2023 · Enterprise SaaS−8,000
CEO Marc Benioff wrote 'we hired too many people leading into this economic downturn' and cut about 10 percent of staff; the letter gave no number and AP put it at about 8,000.
- DellFeb 2023 · Hardware & Chips−6,650
About 5% of staff cut as PC demand slowed; co-COO Jeff Clarke said earlier measures such as pausing external hiring and limiting travel were no longer sufficient.
- IBMJan 2023 · IT Services & Consulting−3,900
Cuts tied to the Kyndryl spin-off and Watson Health sale.
- SAPJan 2023 · Enterprise SaaS−3,000
Targeted restructuring affecting up to 3,000 positions, about 2.5% of headcount, announced alongside plans to explore a sale of its Qualtrics stake.
- GetirAug 2023 · Transportation & Delivery−2,500
Rapid grocery firm Getir said it would cut about 2,500 jobs across the UK, US, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey.