The tech layoff wave that began in 2022 persisted strongly throughout 2025. According to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi, more than 150,000 workers lost their jobs across 549 companies in 2024. The trend accelerated in 2025, with over 22,000 reductions recorded in the first two months alone, and a staggering 16,084 cuts in February. This comprehensive list tracks every known tech layoff in 2025, updated regularly to reflect the ongoing impact of AI automation, cost-cutting measures, and shifting market dynamics.
As businesses increasingly embrace artificial intelligence and automation, this tracker serves as a reminder of the human cost behind innovation. The following sections detail layoffs by month, covering companies from startups to industry giants.
- December 2025: 300 employees laid off
- November 2025: 8,932 employees laid off
- October 2025: 18,510 employees laid off
- September 2025: 4,152 employees laid off
- August 2025: 6,302 employees laid off
- July 2025: 16,327 employees laid off
- June 2025: 1,606 employees laid off
- May 2025: 10,397 employees laid off
- April 2025: More than 24,500 employees laid off
- March 2025: 8,834 employees laid off
- February 2025: 16,234 employees laid off
- January 2025: 2,403 employees laid off
December
Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies announced the wind-down of its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) business, originally acquired through Fetch Robotics in 2021. The Illinois-based company is evaluating a potential sale or complete shutdown, with most employees expected to leave by the end of 2025. This move reflects the broader struggles in the robotics industry, where high development costs and uncertain demand have led several players to restructure.
Amazon
Amazon cut 84 jobs in Seattle and Bellevue, targeting roles in engineering, recruiting, software development, and product management. The layoffs, scheduled for early 2026, come as part of a series of reductions throughout the year, with over 14,000 corporate positions eliminated across multiple offices. Affected employees receive at least 90 days of pay and benefits, along with job transition assistance.
Lusha
Israeli sales intelligence startup Lusha laid off 8% of its workforce (about 24 employees) as part of a restructuring reallocating resources toward growth areas. The company emphasized this is not broad cost-cutting but a strategic shift to meet future market needs, while continuing to hire for key roles.
Tenstorrent
AI chip startup Tenstorrent cut 7.5% of its workforce, reducing headcount to around 1,000. The Santa Clara-based company is reshaping teams and skills in response to a strategic pivot from enterprise customers to individual developers, while advancing its chiplet-based roadmap and software support.
Payoneer
Payoneer let go of about 30 employees in Israel and a similar number overseas, totaling roughly 6% of its global workforce. The reductions are part of ongoing operational adjustments.
VSCO
VSCO laid off 24 employees as part of a restructuring to refocus on professional photographers. CEO Eric Wittman cited disappointing consumer demand and underperforming expansion efforts.
Mobileye
Mobileye cut 200 employees, about 4% of its global workforce. With most staff based in Israel, the impact was felt heavily locally, reflecting difficulties in the autonomous driving technology market.
Inside Inbound Health
Hospital-at-home startup Inside Inbound Health shut down on December 1 after raising over $50 million. The closure highlights challenges in the digital health sector, where many companies have struggled to scale profitably.
November
Intel
Intel continued a year of massive restructuring, eliminating 59 Bay Area jobs effective November 30, part of a broader plan to cut 15–20% of its workforce across divisions, including its foundry business and auto unit. The chipmaker’s total workforce fell to about 108,900 by year’s end.
HP
HP announced plans to cut 4,000 to 6,000 jobs by 2028, leveraging AI to streamline operations and boost product development efficiency.
Apple
Apple eliminated several sales positions handling business, education, and government accounts, moving to streamline its sales structure for devices and services.
Monarch Tractor
Autonomous electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor warned it may lay off over 100 workers or shut down entirely, after weeks of cuts across its California, India, and Singapore offices.
Playtika
Gaming company Playtika laid off 700–800 employees (20% of its workforce) in its fifth round of cuts since 2022, totaling about 3,500 employees.
Pipe
Revenue-based lender Pipe laid off roughly 200 employees (half its workforce) as part of a push toward profitability after being valued at $2 billion.
Synopsys
Synopsys cut roughly 10% of its workforce (about 2,000 employees) as part of a restructuring tied to its acquisition of Ansys, with layoffs scheduled for fiscal 2026.
Deepwatch
Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch laid off 60–80 employees, citing AI as a factor in the reduction, while employing around 250 people.
Axonius
Cybersecurity company Axonius cut roughly 10% of its 900-person staff to streamline operations.
MyBambu
Fintech MyBambu permanently closed local operations, laying off all 141 employees in Florida – a stark example of a startup failing after reaching scale.
Hewlett-Packard
HP cut 52 positions at its San Jose campus, affecting cloud development, engineering, and product management roles.
October
Amazon
Amazon eliminated up to 14,000 corporate jobs, eventually reducing its corporate workforce by approximately 10%. This included 660 layoffs in New York City alone, part of a broader effort to tighten operations.
Rivian
EV maker Rivian cut 600 jobs (4% of its workforce), its third layoff round of the year, amid market pullbacks and policy uncertainty around federal EV tax credits.
Meta
Meta laid off about 600 employees in its AI infrastructure units, sparing top AI hires, as the company reorganized under a new chief AI officer.
Applied Materials
Chip equipment maker Applied Materials cut about 4% of its workforce (1,400 jobs) to streamline operations amid tighter U.S. export controls.
Handshake
Online recruitment platform Handshake laid off around 100 employees (15% of its U.S. workforce), affecting its recruiting vertical.
Smartsheet
Enterprise software firm Smartsheet laid off over 120 employees during a leadership transition, after being acquired for $8.4 billion by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners.
Google cut over 100 design roles in its cloud division, along with additional layoffs in Silicon Valley, as the company shifted investments toward AI.
Paycom
HR software provider Paycom laid off over 500 employees, citing AI and automation improving back-office efficiencies.
September
Just Eat
Food delivery giant Just Eat eliminated about 450 jobs across multiple functions and countries, increasingly relying on automation and AI for customer service and sales.
Fiverr
Freelance marketplace Fiverr cut around 250 jobs (30% of its workforce) in a push to become an AI-focused leaner company.
ZipRecruiter
Recruitment firm ZipRecruiter closed its Tel Aviv development center, cutting about 80 jobs in software, data, and AI research.
GupShup
Conversational AI startup GupShup laid off at least 100 employees after cutting nearly 200 earlier, ahead of a planned IPO.
xAI
Elon Musk’s xAI laid off about a third of its data annotation team (roughly 500 jobs), shifting from generalist to specialist AI tutors.
Rivian
Rivian cut about 200 workers (1.5% of staff) as federal EV tax credits expired, but continued plans for a lower-cost model.
Oracle
Oracle cut 101 jobs in Seattle and 254 in San Francisco, continuing a wave of reductions seen in August.
Salesforce
Salesforce trimmed 262 jobs at its San Francisco headquarters, citing AI’s potential to reduce support roles.
August
Cisco
Cisco eliminated 221 positions across Milpitas and San Francisco as part of a broader workforce-reduction strategy.
Restaurant365
Back-office software firm Restaurant365 laid off about 100 employees (9% of workforce) after falling short of growth targets.
Oracle
Oracle cut 101 jobs in Santa Clara and 161 in Seattle, continuing a series of reductions.
F5
Security company F5 cut 106 positions in Washington state, part of a global reduction.
Peloton
Peloton cut 6% of its workforce in its sixth layoff in just over a year, citing the need to improve long-term health.
Kaltura
Video software firm Kaltura cut 10% of its workforce (about 70 employees) to reduce operating expenses by $8.5 million.
Yotpo
Marketing platform Yotpo laid off about 200 employees (34% of workforce), shutting down its email and SMS operations to focus on AI-powered tools.
Windsurf
AI coding startup Windsurf laid off 30 employees and offered buyouts to remaining staff after being acquired by Cognition, following a near-acquisition by OpenAI.
Wondery
Podcast studio Wondery cut 100 jobs and its CEO departed as Amazon reorganized audio operations, moving audio-only podcasts under Audible.
July
Atlassian
Atlassian cut 150 customer service and support roles after platform enhancements reduced support needs, announced via a prerecorded message from the CEO.
Consensys
Blockchain firm Consensys cut about 7% of its workforce (47 employees) as part of a push toward profitability, while continuing to hire for select roles.
Zeen
Social collaging platform Zeen shut down entirely, highlighting challenges for social media startups.
Scale AI
Data-labeling startup Scale AI laid off around 200 employees (14% of workforce) and severed ties with 500 contractors, weeks after a major deal with Meta.
Lenovo
Lenovo cut more than 100 U.S. full-time jobs (about 3% of its workforce), including positions in North Carolina.
Intel
Intel laid off nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon, part of a massive restructuring with 15–20% cuts across foundry and auto divisions.
Indeed + Glassdoor
Recruit Holdings eliminated about 1,300 jobs combined at Indeed and Glassdoor as part of a restructuring to focus on AI, mostly affecting U.S. R&D and HR teams.
Eigen Lab
Blockchain startup Eigen Lab laid off 29 employees (25% of workforce) after raising $70 million from a16z.
Microsoft
Microsoft cut 9,000 employees (less than 4% of global workforce) across multiple teams, following earlier reductions earlier in the year.
ByteDance
TikTok parent ByteDance laid off 65 employees in Bellevue, Washington, as part of ongoing adjustments.
June
TomTom
Location tech company TomTom cut 300 jobs (10% of workforce) in sales and support divisions amid the AI shift.
Rivian
Rivian reduced headcount by about 140 employees (1%) mostly in manufacturing, amid EV market pressures.
Bumble
Online dating app Bumble cut 240 jobs (30% of workforce) to save $40 million annually, reallocating savings to new products.
Klue
Competitive intelligence startup Klue laid off 85 employees (40% of workforce), focusing on AI-powered sales tools.
Google downsized its smart TV division by 25% (about 75 employees) and cut funding by 10%, while increasing AI investment.
Intel
Intel planned to lay off 15–20% of workers in its Intel Foundry division starting in July, as part of a sweeping restructuring.
Playtika
Playtika let go of around 90 employees (40 in Israel, 50 in Poland) in its second round of cuts in weeks.
Airtime
Video startup Airtime laid off about 25 of its 58 employees, as founder Phil Libin’s venture struggled.
Microsoft
Microsoft laid off more employees after earlier cuts of 6,500 in May, affecting software engineers, product managers, and legal counsels.
May
Hims & Hers
Telehealth platform Hims & Hers cut 68 employees (4% of workforce), unrelated to a U.S. ban on Wegovy production.
Amazon
Amazon laid off around 100 employees in its devices and services division (Alexa, Echo, Ring, Zoox), continuing a cost-cutting trend since 2022.
Microsoft
Microsoft cut over 6,500 jobs (3% of workforce), one of its biggest layoffs since 2023, affecting 228,000 global employees.
Chegg
Edtech company Chegg laid off 248 employees (22% of workforce) as students increasingly turned to AI tools over traditional services.
Match
Match Group reduced its workforce by 13% as part of a cost-cutting reorganization.
CrowdStrike
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike laid off 5% of its workforce (about 500 people) to streamline operations and achieve $10 billion in ARR.
General Fusion
Fusion energy company General Fusion cut roughly 25% of its workforce after raising $440 million from investors including Jeff Bezos.
Deep Instinct
Cybersecurity startup Deep Instinct reduced headcount by 20 employees (10% of workforce), its second layoff in two years.
Beam
British climate startup Beam shut down, laying off approximately 200 employees after expansion plans faltered.
April
NetApp
NetApp eliminated 700 jobs (6% of workforce) to reorganize for operational efficiency in data storage and cloud services.
Electronic Arts
EA laid off approximately 300–400 employees, including 100 at Respawn Entertainment, to focus on long-term strategic priorities.
Expedia
Expedia laid off around 3% of its employees, mainly midlevel roles in product and technology teams, following earlier marketing cuts.
Cars24
Indian used-car platform Cars24 reduced its workforce by about 200 employees in product and technology divisions.
Meta
Meta let go of over 100 employees in Reality Labs, affecting VR experiences and hardware operations.
Intel
Intel announced plans to lay off more than 21,000 employees (20% of workforce) under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, marking one of the largest tech layoffs of the year.
GM
General Motors laid off 200 people at its Factory Zero facility in Detroit, amid an EV slowdown.
Zopper
Indian insurtech Zopper let go of around 100 employees since the start of 2025, including 50 in its latest round.
Turo
Car rental startup Turo reduced its workforce by 150 positions after canceling its IPO plans to bolster long-term growth.
GupShup
Conversational AI company GupShup laid off roughly 200 employees, its second round in five months, to improve profitability.
Forto
German logistics startup Forto eliminated 200 jobs (one-third of staff), mainly sales roles.
Wicresoft
Microsoft’s first China joint venture Wicresoft stopped operations in China, affecting around 2,000 employees amid trade tensions.
Five9
Software company Five9 cut 123 jobs (4% of workforce) to prioritize AI for growth.
Google laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices division (Android, Pixel, Chrome).
Microsoft
Microsoft contemplated additional layoffs by May, discussing reductions in middle managers and non-coders to increase programmer-to-manager ratios.
Automattic
WordPress.com developer Automattic laid off 16% of its workforce (more than 270 staff) across departments.
Canva
Design platform Canva let go of 10–12 technical writers after encouraging employees to use generative AI tools.
March
Northvolt
Swedish battery maker Northvolt laid off 2,800 employees (62% of staff) weeks after filing for bankruptcy.
Block
Fintech company Block laid off 931 employees (8% of workforce) as part of a reorganization, per CEO Jack Dorsey’s internal email.
Brightcove
Video platform Brightcove laid off 198 employees (two-thirds of U.S. workforce) a month after being acquired by Bending Spoons.
Acxiom
Data company Acxiom laid off 130 employees (3.5% of workforce) amid IPG and Omnicom merger.
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital closed its Washington, D.C. office and let go of its three-person policy team.
Siemens
Industrial giant Siemens announced plans to cut approximately 5,600 jobs globally in automation and EV charging businesses.
HelloFresh
Meal-kit company HelloFresh laid off 273 employees and closed a distribution center in Texas.
Otorio
Cybersecurity startup Otorio cut 45 employees (more than half of workforce) after being acquired by Armis.
ActiveFence
Cybersecurity firm ActiveFence reduced 22 employees (7% of workforce) as part of streamlining.
D-ID
AI startup D-ID cut 22 jobs (nearly a quarter of workforce) following a partnership with Microsoft.
NASA
NASA shut down its Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy and its DEI branch in line with DOGE initiatives.
Zonar Systems
Zonar Systems reportedly laid off some staff, though numbers were not confirmed.
Wayfair
Home goods retailer Wayfair laid off 340 employees in its technology division.
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise cut 2,500 employees (5% of staff) after a 19% share decline.
TikTok
TikTok cut up to 300 workers in Dublin (10% of Ireland workforce).
LiveRamp
Data connectivity platform LiveRamp laid off 65 employees (5% of workforce).
Ola Electric
Indian EV maker Ola Electric laid off over 1,000 employees and contractors in a cost-cutting effort, its second round in five months.
Rec Room
Gaming startup Rec Room reduced headcount by 16% as it shifted to a more efficient model.
ANS Commerce
Flipkart shut down ANS Commerce just three years after acquisition; number affected unknown.
February
HP
HP cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its "Future Now" restructuring plan to save $300 million.
GrubHub
GrubHub announced 500 job cuts (more than 20% of workforce) after being sold to Wonder Group.
Autodesk
Autodesk laid off 1,350 employees (9% of workforce) to reshape its go-to-market model.
Google cut workers in People Operations and cloud organizations, offering voluntary exits to U.S. People Ops staff.
Nautilus
Biotech Nautilus reduced headcount by 25 employees (16% of workforce) as it developed its proteome analysis platform.
eBay
eBay cut a few dozen jobs in Israel, potentially 10% of its local workforce.
Starbucks
Starbucks cut 1,100 tech jobs, outsourcing some work to third parties.
Commercetools
Commerce platform Commercetools laid off dozens of employees (10% in one day) after missing sales targets.
Dayforce
HR software firm Dayforce cut roughly 5% of its workforce to drive profitability.
Expedia
Expedia laid off more employees in cost-cutting efforts, following 1,500 role cuts the prior year.
Skybox Security
Cybersecurity firm Skybox Security ceased operations, laying off roughly 300 people after selling to Tufin.
HerMD
Women's healthcare startup HerMD shut down after shifting from brick-and-mortar to virtual care.
Zendesk
Zendesk cut 51 jobs in San Francisco, following an 8% reduction in 2023.
Vendease
Nigerian startup Vendease cut 120 employees (44% of staff) in its second layoff in five months.
Logically
Misinformation-fighting startup Logically laid off dozens in a cost-cutting effort.
Blue Origin
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin laid off about 10% of its workforce (over 1,000 employees), mainly in engineering and program management.
Redfin
Real estate brokerage Redfin cut around 450 positions between February and July 2025.
Sophos
Cybersecurity firm Sophos laid off 6% of its workforce after acquiring Secureworks.
Zepz
Money transfer startup Zepz cut nearly 200 employees and closed operations in Poland and Kenya.
Unity
Game engine company Unity conducted another round of layoffs; number unknown.
JustWorks
HR platform JustWorks cut nearly 200 employees, citing potential recession risks.
Bird
Dutch mobility startup Bird cut 120 jobs (one-third of workforce) a year after its rebrand.
Sprinklr
Customer experience platform Sprinklr laid off about 500 employees (15% of workforce) due to poor business performance.
Sonos
Audio company Sonos let go of approximately 200 employees, following 100 cuts in August 2024.
Workday
Enterprise HR platform Workday laid off 1,750 employees (8.5% of workforce).
Okta
Access management firm Okta laid off 180 employees, just over a year after cutting 400.
Cruise
Autonomous vehicle company Cruise laid off 50% of its workforce, including CEO, as it prepared to shut down and move under GM.
Salesforce
Salesforce eliminated more than 1,000 jobs, even while hiring for AI product sales.
January
Cushion
Fintech startup Cushion shut down operations, with a post-money valuation of $82.4 million in 2022.
Placer.ai
Location analytics firm Placer.ai laid off 150 employees (18% of workforce) to reach profitability.
Amazon
Amazon laid off dozens in its communications department to help the company move faster and strengthen culture.
Stripe
Fintech giant Stripe laid off 300 employees, but planned to grow total headcount by 17%.
Textio
Augmented writing startup Textio laid off 15 employees during a restructuring.
Pocket FM
Audio platform Pocket FM cut 75 employees for long-term sustainability, following 200 writer cuts in July 2024.
Aurora Solar
Solar software firm Aurora Solar cut 58 employees due to macroeconomic challenges.
Meta
Meta cut 5% of its staff (about 3,600 employees) targeting low performers as it prepared for an intense year.
Wayfair
Wayfair cut up to 730 jobs (3% of workforce) and exited Germany to focus on physical retail.
Pandion
Delivery startup Pandion shut down, affecting 63 employees without severance.
Icon
3D printing construction company Icon laid off 114 employees as part of a team realignment.
Altruist
Fintech Altruist eliminated 37 jobs (10% of workforce) while pursuing aggressive hiring.
Aqua Security
Cybersecurity firm Aqua Security cut dozens of employees globally to increase profitability.
SolarEdge Technologies
Solar inverter maker SolarEdge laid off 400 employees globally, its fourth round since January 2024.
Level
Fintech startup Level shut down abruptly after failing to find a buyer, though Employer.com considered an acquisition.
This list updates regularly.
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