A Comprehensive Guide to Tech Layoffs in 2025

The ongoing trend of tech layoffs extends into 2025. Last year, more than 150,000 positions were cut across 549 organizations, based on data from the independent platform, Layoffs.fyi. This year has seen over 22,000 job losses in the tech arena, with a staggering 16,084 layoffs recorded in February alone.

We are tracking layoffs within the technology sector throughout 2025 to help you discern the trends of these job reductions and their impact on innovation across different firms. As companies increasingly turn to AI and automation, this tracker serves as a sobering reminder of the human toll associated with layoffs and the potential risks to innovation.

Following is a comprehensive list of all known tech layoffs occurring in 2025, which will be updated regularly. If you possess information regarding any layoffs, please contact us here. For anonymous submissions, reach out to us here.

June

Intel

Intel plans to reduce its workforce by 15% to 20% in the Intel Foundry division starting in July. This division is responsible for designing, manufacturing, and packaging semiconductors for external clients. As of December 2024, Intel employed a total of 108,900 workers according to their regulatory filings.

Playtika

Playtika announced the termination of about 90 positions, with 40 in Israel and 50 in Poland. These layoffs follow another recent round of job cuts where the gaming company dismissed 50 employees shortly before.

Airtime

Airtime has confirmed the layoff of approximately 25 employees from its staff of 58. The video startup, founded by Evernote’s creator Phil Libin in 2020, offers products such as Airtime Creator and Airtime Camera.

Microsoft

Microsoft is executing another round of layoffs, mere weeks after announcing the reduction of over 6,500 jobs in May, which accounts for about 3% of its global workforce. The latest cuts have affected positions of software engineers, product managers, technical program managers, marketers, and legal advisors.

May

Hims & Hers

The company intends to cut its workforce by 68 employees, representing approximately 4% of its total staff, as reported by Reuters. The San Francisco-based telehealth provider clarified that these layoffs are not related to the U.S. ban on large-scale production of the weight-loss drug Wegovy and expressed a commitment to continue recruiting aligned with its long-term objectives.

Amazon

Amazon is reportedly laying off around 100 employees from its devices and services teams, which encompass the Alexa voice assistant, Echo smart speakers, Ring video doorbells, and Zoox robotaxis. Since early 2022, the company has reduced its workforce by about 27,000 as part of cost-reduction efforts.

Microsoft

Microsoft will be letting go of more than 6,500 positions, equaling roughly 3% of its global workforce. As of June, the company had 228,000 employees worldwide, making this cut one of the largest since the 10,000 layoffs in 2023.

Chegg

Chegg plans to lay off 248 employees, approximately 22% of its workforce, to achieve cost savings and enhance operational efficiency. The San Francisco-based edtech firm has experienced a decline in website traffic as students increasingly favor AI-driven tools over traditional educational platforms.

Match

Match is cutting its workforce by 13% as part of a restructuring effort aimed at reducing costs, improving margins, and streamlining organizational structure.

CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike is laying off 5% of its global workforce, roughly translating to around 500 employees. The company indicates that these layoffs align with a strategic plan to enhance operational efficiency while scaling its business to reach its goal of $10 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR).

General Fusion

General Fusion has cut roughly 25% of its workforce. The Vancouver-based company, focused on fusion energy technology, has raised $440 million from various investors, including Jeff Bezos, Temasek, and BDC Capital.

Deep Instinct

Deep Instinct has reduced its workforce by 20 employees, representing 10% of its total staff. The Israeli cybersecurity startup previously experienced similar layoffs in April 2023.

Beam

Beam has shut down operations months after announcing significant expansion plans, as reported by Sifted. The British climate tech startup laid off around 200 employees, according to a LinkedIn post by James Reynolds, the head of talent.

April

NetApp

NetApp is reportedly laying off 700 employees, affecting 6% of its total workforce, as part of a reorganization aimed at improving operational efficiency. The San Francisco-based company specializes in data storage, cloud services, and CloudOps solutions for enterprises.

Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is reportedly letting go of approximately 300 to 400 employees, including around 100 at Respawn Entertainment, to concentrate on its “long-term strategic priorities,” per Bloomberg.

Expedia

Expedia is diminishing its workforce by about 3% as part of a restructuring initiative. Job cuts will largely impact mid-level roles within product and technology teams, following previous layoffs of hundreds of marketing staff globally in early March.

Cars24

Cars24 has reduced its workforce by nearly 200 employees in its product and technology teams as part of a restructuring effort. The India-based e-commerce platform focuses on buying and selling pre-owned vehicles and offers services like financing and insurance. In 2023, the SoftBank-backed startup secured $450 million at a valuation of $3.3 billion.

Meta

Meta has laid off over 100 employees from its Reality Labs division, which creates virtual reality and wearable technology, according to a report from The Verge. These job cuts affect teams developing VR experiences for Meta’s Quest headsets and hardware operations for integrating similar functions across both teams.

Intel

Intel announced in April plans to lay off over 21,000 employees, roughly 20% of its total workforce. This decision precedes Intel’s Q1 earnings call, which was led by the recently appointed CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, who succeeded long-time CEO Pat Gelsinger last year.

GM

GM is laying off 200 employees at its Factory Zero in Detroit and its Hamtramck facility in Michigan, which manufacture the company’s electric vehicles. These reductions come amidst a slowdown in EV production and are not attributed to tariffs, according to reports.

Zopper

Zopper has reportedly let go of approximately 100 employees since the beginning of 2025. Recently, about 50 individuals from the tech and product teams were laid off during the latest job cuts. The India-based insurtech has raised a total of $125 million to date.

Turo

Turo is cutting its workforce by 150 positions following its decision to pause its IPO, according to Bloomberg. The San Francisco-based car rental startup had around 1,000 employees in 2024 and stated that these reductions will support its long-term strategic goals amid economic uncertainty.

GupShup

GupShup has laid off approximately 200 employees to enhance operational efficiency and profitability. This marks the startup’s second round of layoffs in five months, following an earlier cut of around 300 employees in December. The conversational AI firm, backed by Tiger Global and Fidelity, was valued at $1.4 billion in 2021 and operates between San Francisco and India.

Forto

Forto has reportedly reduced its workforce by 200 jobs, accounting for about one-third of its total staff. This German logistics startup has made significant cuts to its sales team.

Wicresoft

Wicresoft will cease operations in China, impacting around 2,000 employees. This decision follows Microsoft’s choice to stop outsourcing after-sales support to Wicresoft amid escalating trade tensions. Established in 2022, Wicresoft was Microsoft’s first joint venture in China but now has over 10,000 staff across the U.S., Europe, and Japan.

Five9

Five9 is planning to cut 123 jobs, affecting about 4% of its workforce, according to a report by MarketWatch. The software company is focusing on key strategic areas such as artificial intelligence for profitable growth.

Google

Google has laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices division, including Android, Pixel phones, and the Chrome browser, as reported by The Information.

Microsoft

Microsoft is contemplating further layoffs that may take place by May, as reported by Business Insider citing anonymous sources. The company is reportedly in discussions to reduce the number of middle managers and non-coders to enhance the ratio of engineers to product managers.

Automattic

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, plans to lay off 16% of its workforce across various divisions. Prior to the layoffs, the company’s website indicated 1,744 employees, suggesting that over 270 staff members may be affected.

Canva

Canva has laid off 10 to 12 technical writers approximately nine months after encouraging its employees to leverage generative AI tools whenever possible. The company, which had around 5,500 employees in 2024, was valued at $26 billion following a secondary stock sale in 2024.

March

Northvolt

Northvolt has terminated 2,800 employees, making up 62% of its total workforce. These layoffs occurred shortly after the troubled Swedish battery manufacturer filed for bankruptcy.

Block

Block has laid off 931 employees, approximately 8% of its workforce, as part of a reorganization, according to an internal email obtained by TechCrunch. In that email, co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey indicated that the layoffs were not driven by financial troubles or aimed at replacing workers with AI.

Brightcove

Brightcove has let go of 198 employees, which constitutes about two-thirds of its U.S. workforce, as reported by media alerts. This layoff comes after the company’s acquisition by Bending Spoons, an Italian app developer, for $233 million. Brightcove had approximately 600 employees globally, with 300 located in the U.S. as of December 2023.

Acxiom

Acxiom reportedly laid off 130 staff members, or about 3.5% of its total workforce of 3,700 individuals. Owned by IPG, this report comes a day after shareholders from IPG and Omnicom Group approved potential merger discussions.

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is shutting down its Washington, D.C. office and will dissolve its policy team there by the end of March, confirmed by TechCrunch. This office was set up five years ago to strengthen ties with policymakers, and three full-time employees are expected to be affected, as reported by Forbes.

Siemens

Siemens has announced plans to cut around 5,600 jobs globally in its automation and electric-vehicle charging sectors to enhance competitiveness.

HelloFresh

HelloFresh is reportedly laying off 273 employees while closing its distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas, and consolidating operations to another site in Irving for better regional volume management.

Otorio

Otorio has cut 45 employees, more than half of its workforce, following its acquisition by the cybersecurity company Armis for $120 million in March.

ActiveFence

ActiveFence will be letting go of 22 employees, accounting for 7% of its workforce. Most affected staff are based in Israel due to a streamlining initiative. The cybersecurity firm has headquarters in both New York and Tel Aviv, raised $100 million, and was valued at around $500 million in 2021.

D-ID

D-ID will lay off 22 employees, affecting nearly a quarter of its workforce, following the announcement of a strategic partnership with Microsoft.

NASA

NASA has declared the closure of various offices in concurrence with Elon Musk’s DOGE proposal, including the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy, along with the DEI division in the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.

Zonar Systems

Zonar Systems has reportedly laid off some employees, based on LinkedIn posts from former staff members. The company has not confirmed the layoffs; thus, the count of affected employees remains uncertain.

Wayfair

Wayfair has revealed plans to eliminate 340 roles in its technology division as part of a fresh restructuring initiative.

HPE

HPE will cut 2,500 positions, equating to 5% of its workforce, in response to a 19% decline in its share price during the first fiscal quarter.

TikTok

TikTok is preparing to eliminate up to 300 roles in Dublin, impacting about 10% of its workforce in Ireland.

LiveRamp

LiveRamp has announced plans to lay off 65 employees, which is 5% of its total workforce.

Ola Electric

Ola Electric is set to lay off over 1,000 employees and contractors as part of a cost-cutting initiative. This is the company’s second round of layoffs in just five months.

Rec Room

Rec Room has reduced its workforce by 16% as the gaming startup shifts its focus to becoming “scrappier” and “more efficient.”

ANS Commerce

ANS Commerce has discontinued operations just three years following its acquisition by Flipkart. The exact number of impacted employees remains unknown.

February

HP

HP plans to eliminate up to 2,000 positions as part of its “Future Now” restructuring initiative, aiming to save $300 million before the end of the fiscal year.

GrubHub

GrubHub announced a cut of 500 jobs following its acquisition by Wonder Group for $650 million. This reduction affected more than 20% of its former workforce.

Autodesk

Autodesk intends to lay off 1,350 employees, which represents around 9% of its workforce, as part of their strategy to revise its go-to-market approach. The company is also downsizing its facilities but does not plan to close any offices.

Google

Google seeks to cut jobs in its People Operations and cloud organizations teams as part of a new reorganization. The company is offering a voluntary exit program to People Operations staff based in the U.S.

Nautilus

Nautilus has reduced its workforce by 25 employees, accounting for 16% of its total staff, as it prepares to launch a commercial version of its proteome analysis platform in 2026.

eBay

eBay is expected to implement cuts affecting several dozen employees in Israel, which represents approximately 10% of its 250 staff members in the country.

Starbucks

Starbucks eliminated 1,100 positions in a reorganization affecting its tech workforce, electing to outsource some of its tech roles to external workers.

Commercetools

Commercetools has let go of dozens of employees over the past few weeks, including approximately 10% of its staff in a single day, after failing to meet sales growth expectations. This “headless commerce” platform had previously secured funds at a $1.9 billion valuation.

Dayforce

Dayforce plans to cut around 5% of its current workforce as part of a new efficiency initiative focused on improving profitability and growth.

Expedia

Expedia has carried out further layoffs in a recent effort to cut costs; however, the total number has yet to be disclosed. Last year, the travel giant let go of roughly 1,500 roles in its Product & Technology division.

Skybox Security

Skybox Security has ceased operations and eliminated positions after selling its business to the Israeli cybersecurity firm Tufin. This will impact approximately 300 employees.

HerMD

HerMD is shutting down operations due to ongoing challenges in healthcare. The exact number of affected employees remains unspecified. In 2023, the women’s healthcare startup raised $18 million to expand.

Zendesk

Zendesk laid off 51 employees at its headquarters in San Francisco, as noted in state filings with the Employment Development Department. In 2023, the SaaS company had already reduced its workforce by 8%.

Vendease

Vendease has let go of 120 employees, impacting 44% of its total workforce. This marks the second round of layoffs for the Y Combinator-backed Nigerian startup in five months.

Logically

Logically reportedly laid off dozens of workers as part of a new cost-reduction strategy aimed at ensuring its “long-term success” in fighting misinformation online.

Blue Origin

Blue Origin intends to reduce its workforce by about 10%, affecting over 1,000 employees. An internal email obtained by CNN indicated that most cuts would be directed at positions in engineering and program management.

Redfin

Redfin disclosed in an SEC filing its plan to eliminate around 450 positions between February and July 2025, with a thorough restructuring slated for fall following its recent partnership with Zillow.

Sophos

Sophos is cutting 6% of its total workforce, as confirmed by TechCrunch. These layoffs come shortly after Sophos acquired Secureworks for $859 million.

Zepz

Zepz is set to cut nearly 200 positions while implementing redundancy measures and discontinuing operations in Poland and Kenya.

Unity

Unity has reportedly conducted yet another round of layoffs, although the specific number of affected employees is currently not disclosed.

JustWorks

JustWorks has laid off nearly 200 employees, as communicated by CEO Mike Seckler in a message to staff, due to “potential adverse events” such as a recession or rising interest rates.

Bird

Bird has cut 120 positions, which constitute about one-third of its workforce, according to exclusive information obtained by TechCrunch. This action follows a previous year when the Dutch startup eliminated 90 jobs during a rebranding effort.

Sprinklr

Sprinklr has reportedly laid off approximately 500 employees, equating to 15% of its workforce, due to unsatisfactory business performance. These recent cuts follow two earlier layoffs that affected around 200 workers.

Sonos

Sonos has reportedly cut about 200 employees, as stated by The Verge. The company had previously laid off 100 staff members as part of a previous round in August 2024.

Workday

Workday has confirmed layoffs affecting 1,750 employees, as reported first by Bloomberg and later substantiated independently by TechCrunch. This reduction represents approximately 8.5% of the enterprise HR platform’s total staff.

Okta

Okta has confirmed the layoff of 180 employees, corroborated by TechCrunch. This action comes shortly after the identity and access management giant previously let go of 400 workers.

Cruise

Cruise is letting go of half of its workforce, including CEO Marc Whitten and several senior executives, as the company gears up to stop its operations. The remaining segments of the autonomous vehicle enterprise will be absorbed by General Motors.

Salesforce

Salesforce is reportedly planning to lay off over 1,000 jobs. This decision follows the company’s continued efforts to actively recruit new personnel for its emerging AI products.

January

Cushion

Cushion announced the discontinuation of its operations, as shared by CEO Paul Kesserwani on LinkedIn. The fintech startup was valued at $82.4 million post-money in 2022, according to PitchBook.

Placer.ai

Placer.ai has laid off 150 employees in the U.S., impacting around 18% of its total workforce, in an effort to reach profitability.

Amazon

Amazon has cut dozens of positions in its communications department to enable the company to “move faster, increase ownership, strengthen our culture, and bring teams closer to customers.”

Stripe

Stripe is reportedly letting go of 300 employees, as detailed in a leaked memo cited by Business Insider. Despite this, the memo states that the fintech giant intends to grow its total workforce by 17%.

Textio

Textio has laid off 15 employees as part of a restructuring process.

Pocket FM

Pocket FM is reducing its workforce by 75 employees to “ensure the long-term sustainability and success” of the organization. Previously, the audio company had decreased its writer count by 200 in July 2024 after aligning with ElevenLabs.

Aurora Solar

Aurora Solar plans to lay off 58 employees due to “ongoing macroeconomic challenges and continued uncertainty in the solar sector.”

Meta

Meta announced in an internal memo that it intends to cut 5% of its workforce, focusing on “low performers” as the company braces for an “intense year.” According to its latest quarterly report, Meta employs over 72,000 individuals.

Wayfair

Wayfair aims to eliminate up to 730 jobs, representing about 3% of its total workforce, as the company seeks to cease operations in Germany and concentrate on its physical retail locations.

Pandion

Pandion has shut down operations, affecting 63 employees. The delivery startup stated employees would receive compensation through January 15, but without severance pay.

Icon

Icon is laying off 114 employees as part of a team realignment, focusing efforts on a robotic printing system.

Altruist

Altruist has reduced its workforce by 37 jobs, accounting for around 10% of its total staff, while still pursuing “aggressive” hiring efforts.

Aqua Security

Aqua Security is letting go of several employees across its global markets as part of a strategic reorganization aimed at enhancing profitability.

SolarEdge Technologies

SolarEdge Technologies plans to eliminate 400 jobs globally, marking its fourth layoff round since January 2024, as the entire solar sector currently experiences a downturn.

Level

Level, a fintech startup founded in 2018, abruptly ceased operations early in the year. An email from CEO Paul Aaron indicated that this closure followed unsuccessful attempts to find a buyer, though Employer.com is considering an acquisition offer post-closure.

This list will be updated regularly.

On April 24, 2025, we modified the reported number of layoffs from March.