2025 Tech Layoffs: Tracking AI and Economic Impact on the Industry Workforce

The tech layoff wave continues unabated in 2025. Following a challenging previous year that saw over 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies (according to independent tracker Layoffs.fyi), this year has already seen more than 22,000 workers become victims of reductions across the global tech industry. A staggering 16,084 of these job cuts took place in February alone, setting an alarming pace.

We are meticulously tracking these tech industry layoffs in 2025 to illustrate the trajectory of these cutbacks and quantify their impact on innovation across all company types. As businesses rapidly embrace AI and automation, this comprehensive tracker serves as a stark reminder of the significant human cost of these layoffs—and what critical innovation could be at stake with this increased, accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence.

Below is a comprehensive list of all known 2025 tech layoffs, which will be updated regularly. If you have any actionable tip regarding a layoff, please contact us here. If you prefer complete anonymity, you can contact us here.

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Recent 2025 Tech Layoffs by Month

October

• Smartsheet: Reportedly laid off over 120 employees amid a leadership transition following the CEO’s retirement and the company’s recent $\$8.4$ billion acquisition by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners.
• Google: Cut over 100 design roles in its Cloud division, disproportionately hitting U.S. teams, as the company aggressively shifts focus toward major AI investments, per a CNBC report.
• Paycom: Is reportedly laying off over 500 employees—its first major reduction since 1998—due to AI and automation improving back-office efficiencies in the HR and payroll software sector.

September

• Just Eat: Will eliminate around 450 jobs as part of a cost and operations review, with cuts spanning customer service and sales, citing increased use of automation and AI for manual service tasks.
• Fiverr: Plans to cut around 250 jobs (approximately 30% of its workforce) in a push to become a leaner, faster, and aggressively AI-focused company, aiming for an “AI-native” approach.
• ZipRecruiter: Closing its Tel Aviv R&D center, cutting about 80 jobs, as the recruitment firm trims costs amid a challenging labor market environment.
• GupShup: Laid off at least 100 employees after cutting nearly 200 jobs months prior, as the San Francisco-based conversational AI company prepares for a potential IPO.
• xAI: Laid off about a third (roughly 500 jobs) of its data annotation team, shifting focus from generalist AI tutors to specialized roles.
• Rivian: Reportedly laid off about 200 workers (1.5% of staff), bracing for the end of the $\$7,500$ federal EV tax credit and cooling demand.
• Oracle: Cutting another 101 jobs in Seattle and 254 in San Francisco, following a previous August wave, with no official explanation provided by the tech giant.
• Salesforce: Trimming another 262 jobs at its San Francisco HQ, following CEO Marc Benioff’s public comments touting AI’s potential to reduce customer support roles.

August

• Cisco: Will eliminate 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices, part of the company’s ongoing broader workforce-reduction strategy.
• Restaurant365: Laid off about 100 employees (9% of workforce) after falling short of ambitious growth targets for its back-office software.
• Oracle: Set to cut 101 jobs in Santa Clara and 161 employees in Seattle in a persistent cost-cutting effort.
• F5: Cutting 106 positions across its Washington offices, affecting senior engineers and managers as part of a global reduction.
• Peloton: Will cut 6% of its workforce in its sixth layoff in just over a year to improve long-term business health.
• Kaltura: Cutting 10% of its workforce (about 70 employees) to reduce operating expenses, citing the growing adoption of its AI-powered offerings.
• Yotpo: Laying off about 200 employees (34% of staff) as it shutters email and SMS marketing to invest heavily in AI-powered tools like automated review summaries.
• Windsurf: Laid off 30 employees (and offering buyouts) after the AI coding startup was acquired by Cognition, signaling a focus on IP over human talent.
• Wondery: Cutting 100 jobs as Amazon reorganizes its audio operations, moving audio-only podcasts under Audible.

July

• Atlassian: Cut 150 roles in customer service and support, citing platform and tool enhancements that have significantly reduced support needs, following the CEO’s call to embrace the “AI revolution.”
• Consensys: Cutting about 7% of its workforce (47 employees) as part of a push toward profitability in the blockchain software sector.
• Zeen: Shutting down operations, highlighting the persistent challenge for social media startups in achieving long-term growth.
• Scale AI: Laying off around 200 employees (14% of workforce) and severing ties with 500 global contractors just weeks after its CEO was involved in a major Meta deal.
• Lenovo: Planning to cut more than 100 U.S. full-time jobs (3% of workforce) at its North Carolina campus.
• Intel: Reportedly planning to lay off nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon, a massive reduction that is almost five times more than initially announced.
• Indeed + Glassdoor: Planning to eliminate approximately 1,300 jobs combined as part of a restructuring to merge operations and place significant emphasis on AI.
• Eigen Lab: Laid off 29 employees (25% of workforce) as part of its reorganization following the launch of its blockchain-level trust platform.
• Microsoft: Will cut 9,000 employees (less than 4% of global workforce) across all teams, geographies, and role types, following a series of earlier cuts this year.
• ByteDance: Laying off 65 employees in Bellevue, Washington, despite expanding its TikTok Shop online shopping division presence.

June

• TomTom: Cutting 300 jobs (10% of workforce) as part of a restructuring within sales and support divisions amid the pervasive AI shift.
• Rivian: Reduced headcount by approximately 140 employees (1% of total workforce), mainly affecting the manufacturing team.
• Bumble: Cutting approximately 240 jobs (30% of workforce) to enhance operational efficiency and reallocate savings to new product development.
• Klue: Reportedly laid off 85 employees (40% of workforce), as the Vancouver-based startup sells software using artificial intelligence for business intelligence.
• Google: Downsized its smart TV division (Google TV and Android TV) by 25% of its 300-member team, redirecting investment into AI projects.
• Intel: Plans to lay off 15% to 20% of workers in its Intel Foundry division and wind down its auto business.
• Playtika: Letting go of around 90 employees across Israel and Poland in continued job cuts.
• Airtime: Let go of around 25 employees from the 58-person video startup team.
• Microsoft: Laying off more employees just weeks after announcing a cut of over 6,500 in May, affecting software engineers and product managers.

May

• Hims & Hers: Plans to downsize its workforce by letting go of 68 employees (4% of total staff), though it continues to recruit for long-term expansion plans.
• Amazon: Reportedly laying off around 100 employees from its Devices and Services division (Alexa, Echo, etc.), continuing a cost-cutting trend since 2022.
• Microsoft: Will cut over 6,500 jobs (3% of its worldwide workforce), one of its biggest layoff rounds since 2023.
• Chegg: Planning to let go of 248 employees (22% of workforce) as the edtech company sees a drop in traffic, with students increasingly opting for AI tools instead of traditional platforms.
• Match: Reducing its workforce by 13% as part of a reorganization to reduce costs and streamline structure.
• CrowdStrike: Laying off 5% of its global workforce (around 500 people) as part of a plan to gain greater efficiencies and meet financial goals.
• General Fusion: Cut roughly 25% of its current workforce in the fusion energy development sector.
• Deep Instinct: Reduced headcount by 20 employees (10% of workforce) in the Israeli cybersecurity startup.
• Beam: Shut down operations, letting go of approximately 200 employees in the British climate startup.

April

• NetApp: Reportedly eliminating 700 jobs (6% of workforce) for operational efficiency across data storage and cloud services.
• Electronic Arts: Letting go of approximately 300 to 400 employees to focus on long-term strategic priorities.
• Expedia: Laying off around 3% of its employees, mainly affecting midlevel positions in product and technology teams.
• Cars24: Reduced its workforce by about 200 employees in its product and technology divisions.
• Meta: Letting go of over 100 employees in its Reality Labs division to streamline work between VR experience and hardware teams.
• Intel: Announced plans to lay off more than 21,000 employees (roughly 20% of its workforce) ahead of its Q1 earnings call.
• GM: Laying off 200 people at its Factory Zero facility amid the ongoing EV slowdown.
• Zopper: Has reportedly let go of around 100 employees since the start of 2025 in the insurtech sector.
• Turo: Will reduce its workforce by 150 positions following its decision not to proceed with an IPO.
• GupShup: Laid off roughly 200 employees to improve efficiency and profitability, its second round of cuts in five months.
• Forto: Has reportedly eliminated 200 jobs (one-third of employees) in the German logistics startup.
• Wicresoft: Stopping operations in China, affecting around 2,000 employees, after Microsoft ended an outsourcing agreement amid trade tensions.
• Five9: Plans to cut 123 jobs (4% of workforce), prioritizing key strategic areas like artificial intelligence for profitable growth.
• Google: Laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices division (Android, Pixel, Chrome).
• Microsoft: Contemplating additional layoffs to reduce the number of middle managers and non-coders.
• Automattic: Laying off 16% of its workforce (over 270 staff) across departments.
• Canva: Let go of 10 to 12 technical writers months after encouraging employees to use generative AI tools.

March

• Northvolt: Laid off 2,800 employees (62% of total staff) after the Swedish battery maker filed for bankruptcy.
• Block: Let go of 931 employees (8% of workforce) as part of a reorganization, not for financial reasons or replacement by AI.
• Brightcove: Laid off 198 employees (two-thirds of U.S. workforce) after its acquisition by Bending Spoons.
• Acxiom: Reportedly laid off 130 employees (3.5% of workforce).
• Sequoia Capital: Plans to close its Washington, D.C., office and let go of its policy team.
• Siemens: Announced plans to let go of approximately 5,600 jobs globally in its automation and EV charging businesses to boost competitiveness.
• HelloFresh: Reportedly laying off 273 employees as it closes a distribution center.
• Otorio: Cut 45 employees (more than half of workforce) after being acquired by Armis.
• ActiveFence: Reducing 22 employees (7% of workforce) as part of a streamlining process.
• D-ID: Will cut 22 jobs (nearly a quarter of workforce) following a strategic partnership with Microsoft.
• NASA: Announced it will be shutting down several offices, including the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy.
• Zonar Systems: Reportedly laid off some staff (number unconfirmed).
• Wayfair: Announced plans to let go of 340 employees in its technology division.
• HPE: Will cut 2,500 employees (5% of total staff) in response to a slide in share value.
• TikTok: Will cut up to 300 workers (10% of Ireland workforce).
• LiveRamp: Announced it will lay off 65 employees (5% of total workforce).
• Ola Electric: Reportedly set to lay off over 1,000 employees and contractors in a cost-cutting effort.
• Rec Room: Reduced its total headcount by 16% as the gaming startup shifts focus.
• ANS Commerce: Shut down three years after being acquired by Flipkart (number affected unknown).

February

• HP: Will cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its “Future Now” restructuring plan to save $\$300$ million.
• GrubHub: Announced 500 job cuts (over 20% of previous workforce) after being sold to Wonder Group.
• Autodesk: Announced plans to lay off 1,350 employees (9% of workforce) to reshape its GTM model.
• Google: Planning to cut employees in its People Operations and cloud organizations teams with a voluntary exit program offered to U.S. staff.
• Nautilus: Reduced headcount by 25 employees (16% of workforce).
• eBay: Will reportedly cut a few dozen employees in Israel (potentially 10% of staff).
• Starbucks: Cut 1,100 jobs in a reorganizing effort that affected tech workers, outsourcing some work.
• Commercetools: Laid off dozens of employees (around 10% of staff) after failing to meet sales growth targets.
• Dayforce: Will cut roughly 5% of its current workforce in an efficiency drive.
• Expedia: Laid off more employees in a new cost-cutting effort (number unknown).
• Skybox Security: Ceased operations and laid off its approximately 300 employees after selling assets to Tufin.
• HerMD: Shutting down operations after shifting from brick-and-mortar to a fully virtual provider (number affected undisclosed).
• Zendesk: Cut 51 jobs in its San Francisco headquarters.
• Vendease: Cut 120 employees (44% of total staff) in its second layoff round in five months.
• Logically: Reportedly laid off dozens of employees in a cost-cutting effort to curb misinformation.
• Blue Origin: Will lay off about 10% of its workforce (more than 1,000 employees), impacting engineering and program management.
• Redfin: Announced in an SEC filing that it will cut around 450 positions in a complete restructuring.
• Sophos: Laying off 6% of its total workforce just weeks after an acquisition.
• Zepz: Will cut nearly 200 employees as it closes operations in Poland and Kenya.
• Unity: Reportedly conducted another round of layoffs (number unknown).
• JustWorks: Cut nearly 200 employees citing “potential adverse events” like a recession.
• Bird: Cut 120 jobs (one-third of total workforce).
• Sprinklr: Laid off about 500 employees (15% of workforce) citing poor business performance.
• Sonos: Reportedly let go of approximately 200 employees.
• Workday: Laid off 1,750 employees (8.5% of total headcount).
• Okta: Laid off 180 employees, over a year after cutting 400 workers.
• Cruise: Laying off 50% of its workforce as it prepares to shut down operations and move under General Motors.
• Salesforce: Reportedly eliminating more than 1,000 jobs while actively hiring for new AI products.

January

• Cushion: Shut down operations after an unsuccessful search for a buyer.
• Placer.ai: Laid off 150 employees (18% of workforce) in an effort to reach profitability.
• Amazon: Laid off dozens of workers in its communications department to “move faster.”
• Stripe: Laying off 300 people according to a leaked memo.
• Textio: Laid off 15 employees as the augmented writing startup undergoes a restructuring.
• Pocket FM: Cutting 75 employees for long-term sustainability.
• Aurora Solar: Planning to cut 58 employees due to challenges in the solar industry.
• Meta: Announced an internal memo to cut 5% of staff targeting “low performers” ahead of “an intense year.”
• Wayfair: Will cut up to 730 jobs (3% of workforce) to exit Germany operations and focus on physical retail.
• Pandion: Shutting down operations, affecting 63 employees.
• Icon: Laying off 114 employees as part of a realignment to focus on robotic printing.
• Altruist: Eliminated 37 jobs (10% of workforce).
• Aqua Security: Cutting dozens of employees as part of a strategic reorganization to increase profitability.
• SolarEdge Technologies: Plans to lay off 400 employees globally amid a solar industry downturn.
• Level: The fintech startup abruptly shut down (number affected undisclosed).

This list updates regularly.

On April 24, 2025, we corrected the number of layoffs.

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