Tech Layoffs 2026
Tech layoffs in 2026, in full
Every major tracked layoff of 2026: who cut, how many, and how much of it was attributed to AI. Part of the WorkforceSignal tech layoff tracker.
People affected
79K
Tracked in 2026
Events
29
Major, sourced
AI-attributed
70%
Of people affected
Month by month
The biggest tech layoffs of 2026
- OracleMar 2026 · Enterprise SaaS · AI-attributed−21,000
Largest cut in company history (early reports said up to 30,000) while managing massive AI-infrastructure spending.
- AmazonJan 2026 · Big Tech−16,000
Follow-on to late-2025's record cut, with AWS and technical roles hit disproportionately.
- MetaMay 2026 · Big Tech · AI-attributed−8,000
Engineering and product hit hardest in cuts explicitly making 'room for AI spending'.
- MicrosoftJul 2026 · Big Tech · AI-attributed−4,800
Cuts concentrated in Xbox and sales while record AI infrastructure spending continues.
- PayPalMay 2026 · Fintech · AI-attributed−4,800
Third major cut of the decade, 'remove duplication, accelerate AI and automation'.
- CiscoMay 2026 · Hardware & Chips · AI-attributed−3,900
Cut despite record revenue, savings redirected to silicon, optics, security and AI.
- IntuitMay 2026 · Enterprise SaaS · AI-attributed−3,000
Second AI-driven restructuring after 2024's playbook, cuts to 'infuse AI across services'.
- VisaJul 2026 · Fintech · AI-attributed−2,600
Efficiency push announced ahead of an earnings beat, with AI reshaping operations roles.
- AtlassianMar 2026 · Enterprise SaaS · AI-attributed−1,600
Cuts explicitly to 'self-fund' AI investment and enterprise sales expansion.
- EricssonJan 2026 · Telecom−1,600
Cost cutting amid the ongoing telecom equipment spending downturn.
- Nike (technology)Apr 2026 · Retail & Corporate−1,400
Global streamlining with the majority of cuts in technology roles.
- CloudflareMay 2026 · Enterprise SaaS · AI-attributed−1,100
A fifth of staff cut to 'define operations for the agentic AI era'.
- WixMay 2026 · E-commerce · AI-attributed−1,000
Website-builder incumbent restructures as AI site-generation resets the market.
- SnapApr 2026 · Social Media · AI-attributed−1,000
Third major cut in four years, this one to 'leverage AI to streamline operations'.
- DisneyApr 2026 · Media & Streaming−1,000
Streamlining toward an 'agile, tech-enabled workforce'.