An all-inclusive roundup of tech layoffs in 2023.

From significant workforce reductions at tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft to smaller fintech startups and applications.

The tech industry has experienced a transformative phase in the wake of last year's critical reflection, and this trend has continued robustly into 2023. Although challenges remain, it is essential to acknowledge that such changes also open new avenues for growth and opportunity.

This year, several major players in the tech industry, including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, Meta, and Zoom, have undertaken workforce reductions resulting in tens of thousands of job losses. Even startups have not been immune to the current climate, announcing cuts across diverse sectors, from crypto to enterprise SaaS.

The rationale behind these workforce reductions follows a familiar pattern, citing the macroeconomic environment and the necessity to achieve profitability amidst a turbulent landscape. Nevertheless, examining these layoffs allows us to gauge their impact on innovation and identify which companies are facing substantial pressures. Moreover, it helps businesses identify potential candidates available for hire during these times of growth and expansion.

Despite the challenges, it is crucial to acknowledge the resilience of the tech industry and its ability to adapt to changing circumstances. The running total of layoffs in 2023, based on full months to date, stands at 201,860, as reported by Layoffs.fyi. This figure surpasses the total number of tech layoffs recorded in the previous year, as per the data in the tracker, indicating that the industry is undergoing significant transformation.

As we move forward, it is important to remain vigilant about the impact of these changes on the workforce and the human toll of layoffs. Companies must also reassess their risk profiles to navigate these uncertain times successfully.

Below, we present a comprehensive list of all the known tech layoffs that have occurred in 2023, which will be regularly updated. If you have any information on additional layoffs, we encourage you to share it with us through the provided contact channels. Confidentiality will be respected for those who prefer to remain anonymous.

While challenges persist, we approach the future with confidence and optimism, as the tech industry continues to evolve and redefine itself.

• January: 84,714 employees were let go.
• February: 36,491 employees were laid off.
• March: 37,109 employees faced layoffs.
• April: 17,926 employees were laid off.
• May: 14,555 employees were let go.
• June: 10,524 employees faced layoffs.

2023 Tech Layoffs

July 2023

Crunchbase:

On July 9, it was announced on LinkedIn that Crunchbase is laying off 52 employees.

Microsoft:

July 10 marks the announcement of Microsoft eliminating additional jobs a week into its 2023 fiscal year, supplementing the 10,000 layoffs announced in January.

ClickUp:

On July 4, ClickUp made an announcement about laying off about 90 people, which accounts for 10% of its workforce.

 

June 2023

Niantic:

On June 29, Niantic announced the layoff of 230 employees, marking one year since around 90 employees were let go.

Plex:

On June 29, Plex announced a staff reduction of approximately 20%, resulting in the layoff of 37 employees.

Grab:

During the week of June 23, Grab announced a layoff of over a thousand people, affecting 11% of its workforce.

Olx Group:

On June 20, Olx Group announced a global workforce reduction of around 800 jobs, coinciding with the closure of its automotive business, Olx Autos, in certain markets.

Mojocare:

On June 18, Mojocare disclosed its decision to lay off about 150 employees, impacting the majority of its workforce.

Tada:

On June 15, Tada, a subsidiary of Korean ride-sharing company Socar, revealed plans to release at least 50% of its staff, resulting in the departure of about 45 employees.

Better.com:

On June 7, Better.com confirmed a layoff of its real estate team, but the exact number of affected employees remains unclear.

Ursa Major:

Announced on June 7, the rocket engine startup, Ursa Major, laid off at least 14 employees. However, the company did not respond to inquiries about the total number of affected employees. According to LinkedIn, Ursa Major currently employs 292 people.

Spotify:

On June 5, Spotify disclosed a plan to cut 200 jobs in its podcast unit, which corresponds to a 2% reduction in its workforce. This decision comes shortly after a previous wave of significant layoffs.

 

May 2023

Taxfix:

On May 30, Taxfix announced a layoff of 20% of its staff, resulting in the departure of 120 employees.

Meta:

On May 24, Meta announced the layoff of about 6,000 people, bringing the total number of job cuts at Meta since November to approximately 21,000.

JioMart:

On May 22, JioMart, the online shopping platform of Reliance Retail, laid off over 1,000 employees and revealed plans to cut up to 9,900 more roles in the following weeks.

Krebs Stamos Group:

On May 18, the consulting firm Krebs Stamos Group announced the layoff of six people. The company previously had 18 employees, including its founders, but as of May 18, the team comprises only 14 members.

TuSimple:

On May 18, TuSimple announced a layoff of about 30% of its employees. Prior to the layoff, the company had around 550 employees in the U.S., reducing its workforce to approximately 220 after the reduction.

Nuro:

On May 12, Nuro announced the layoff of 30% of its employees, impacting around 340 individuals across the company.

LinkedIn:

On May 8, LinkedIn confirmed a layoff of 716 jobs, affecting about 3.6% of its total workforce. Additionally, the company plans to phase out its local jobs app in China while simultaneously creating around 250 new jobs on May 15.

Rapid:

On May 5, Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI) laid off another 70 employees, less than two weeks after a previous layoff that affected 50% of its staff. The total headcount at the company decreased from 230 in April to 42 as of May, representing an 82% reduction.

Meesho:

On May 4, Meesho announced a layoff of 15% of its workforce, resulting in the departure of 251 employees. This decision followed a previous round of layoffs that eliminated 150 roles approximately a year ago.

Shopify:

On May 4, Shopify disclosed a layoff of 20% of its workforce, impacting over 2,000 employees. Additionally, the company sold its logistics business to Flexport, receiving roughly 13% in stock.

Bishop Fox:

On May 3, Bishop Fox announced a layoff of around 50 employees, equivalent to 13% of its workforce.

Neato Robotics:

On May 1, Vorwerk-owned Neato Robotics confirmed the shutdown of its operations, leading to the impact of nearly 100 employees.

 

April 2023

Clubhouse:

On April 27, Clubhouse announced a layoff of more than 50% of its staff. The exact number of affected employees remains undisclosed. As of October, Clubhouse had close to 100 employees.

Dropbox:

On April 27, Dropbox disclosed a layoff of 500 employees, representing 16% of its staff.

Amazon:

On April 26, Amazon announced the shutdown of its Halo Health division, effective July 31, along with other divisions. These layoffs are part of the 9,000 employees that were announced in March. Combined with the 18,000-person layoffs announced in January, the total job cuts at Amazon's corporate workforce amount to 27,000 or 8% of its workforce this year.

Rapid:

On April 25, Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI) laid off 50% of its staff, affecting around 115 people.

Anthemis Group:

On April 25, Anthemis Group announced a layoff of 16 people, representing 28% of its employees.

Lyft:

On April 21, Lyft revealed that 26% of its workforce, approximately 1,072 people, would be affected by layoffs as of April 27.

Meta:

On April 18, Meta announced its intention to lay off 10,000 jobs in the upcoming months, adding to the 11,000 jobs that were cut in November.

Redfin:

On April 13, Redfin disclosed a layoff of 201 employees, equivalent to about 4% of its workforce. This marks the third time the Seattle-based real estate company has reduced its workforce since June.

Apple:

On April 3, Bloomberg reported that Apple is implementing layoffs on its corporate retail teams, affecting a small number of roles.

 

March 2023

Netflix:

Netflix confirmed layoffs, including two longtime executives, on March 31, ahead of its Q1 2023 results on April 18.

Roku:

On March 30, Roku announced a 6% reduction in its workforce, approximately 200 employees. It had previously laid off 200 U.S. employees in November.

Unacademy:

Announced on March 30, Unacademy laid off over 350 roles, representing 12% of its workforce, following a similar cut in November.

Shift Technologies:

On March 29, Shift Technologies disclosed a 30% workforce reduction in Q1 2023.

Lucid:

March 28 saw Lucid announcing the layoff of 1,300 employees, or 18% of its workforce, to be completed by the end of Q2 2023.

GitHub:

On March 28, GitHub eliminated over 100 jobs in the South Asian market, virtually shutting down its engineering team in India, as part of a streamlining effort to cut 10% of its workforce by the end of Q1 2023.

Disney:

In a memo on March 27, Disney revealed plans for three rounds of layoffs, affecting approximately 7,000 employees, as previously announced in February.

Salesforce:

Bloomberg reported on March 24 that Salesforce might undergo more layoffs, in addition to the 10% cut in January, as indicated by chief operating officer Brian Millham.

Accenture:

March 23 brought news of Accenture's plan to cut 19,000 jobs, approximately 2.5% of its workforce.

Indeed:

On March 22, Indeed announced a 15% reduction in staff, impacting 2,200 employees.

Roofstock:

Roofstock laid off around 100 employees, approximately 27% of its staff, on March 22.

Twitch:

On March 20, Twitch announced the layoff of 400 employees.

Amazon:

On March 20, Amazon revealed another round of substantial layoffs, affecting 9,000 employees, with approximately 10% coming from AWS. As part of this, Amazon shut down DPReview.

Livespace:

March 20 saw Livespace laying off at least 100 employees, approximately 2% of its workforce.

Course Hero:

Course Hero announced a 15% staff reduction, impacting 42 people, on March 16.

Klaviyo:

Klaviyo laid off 140 staff members across all teams on March 15.

Microsoft:

In March, Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees, including an entire team dedicated to guiding ethical AI innovation. On March 27, 559 workers were laid off from its Bellevue and Redmond operations.

Meta:

CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed on March 14 that Meta would cut 10,000 people from its workforce, including 5,000 open roles.

Y Combinator:

On March 13, Y Combinator announced a workforce reduction impacting 20% of staff, or 17 team members.

Salesforce…continued:

Salesforce confirmed that the layoffs in the week of March 10 were part of the previously announced 10% workforce reduction in January.

Atlassian:

On March 6, Atlassian laid off about 500 employees, accounting for 5% of its total workforce.

SiriusXM:

On March 6, SiriusXM laid off 475 employees, or 8% of its total workforce.

Alerzo:

On March 6, Alerzo confirmed a layoff of 15% of its full-time workforce, leaving about 800 employees.

Cerebral:

On March 1, Cerebral announced a 15% workforce reduction, approximately 285 employees.

Waymo:

On March 1, Waymo conducted a second round of layoffs, letting go of 8% of its workforce, or 209 employees, including the initial cuts in January.

Thoughtworks:

On March 1, Thoughtworks laid off about 4% of its global workforce, approximately 500 employees.

 

February 2023

Twitter:

On February 26, Twitter laid off more than 200 employees, marking a decline of over 70% in headcount since Musk took over in October the previous year.

Poshmark:

Poshmark confirmed a workforce reduction impacting less than 2% of its employees in the U.S. on February 24.

Green Labs:

Green Labs conducted a round of layoffs, potentially impacting at least 50% of its workforce, according to a statement on February 20.

Chipper Cash:

On February 20, Chipper Cash conducted a second round of layoffs, impacting about 100 employees, after cutting approximately 12.5% of its workforce 10 weeks prior.

Evernote:

On February 17, Evernote confirmed the layoff of 129 employees.

Jumia:

On February 16, Jumia cut 20% of its staff, affecting more than 900 positions across its 11 markets in Q4 of 2022.

Convoy:

On February 16, Convoy announced the closure of its Atlanta office and laid off workers as part of a restructuring effort, marking its third round of layoffs within a year.

Sprinklr:

On February 15, Sprinklr announced a 4% global workforce reduction, impacting more than 100 employees.

iRobot:

On February 13, iRobot laid off 7% of its workforce, about 85 employees.

Twilio:

On February 13, Twilio announced a global workforce reduction impacting around 17%, or about 1,400 people.

GitHub:

On February 9, GitHub announced a workforce reduction of 10% through the end of its fiscal year, with around 3,000 employees before the announcement.

Yahoo:

On February 9, Yahoo laid off 20% of its staff, impacting 1,600 employees in its adtech business.

GitLab:

On February 9, GitLab reduced its headcount by 7%, affecting around 114 employees.

Affirm:

On February 8, Affirm announced a 19% staff reduction, impacting about 500 employees, and shutting down its crypto unit.

Zoom:

On February 7, Zoom laid off 15% of its staff, approximately 1,300 people.

VinFast:

On February 6, VinFast announced layoffs affecting "nearly 35 roles," according to a LinkedIn post from a former employee.

Dell:

On February 6, Dell announced a layoff impacting 5% of its worldwide workforce, approximately 6,650 people.

Getaround:

On February 2, Getaround laid off about 10% of its staff, approximately 42 employees.

Pinterest:

On February 2, Pinterest announced the layoff of 150 employees, following a previous round of layoffs in December 2022.

Rivian:

On February 1, Rivian conducted its second workforce reduction of 6% within a year.

 

January 2023

SoFi Technologies:

On January 31, SoFi Technologies disclosed a workforce reduction of 65 positions, equivalent to approximately 5% of its 1,300 employees. The news was initially reported by The Wall Street Journal.

NetApp:

Also on January 31, NetApp revealed that it would be affecting around 8% of its workforce, resulting in job cuts for approximately 960 employees.

Groupon:

On January 31, the company revealed plans to impact an additional 500 employees, with the layoffs scheduled throughout the first two quarters of 2023.

Impossible Foods:

Bloomberg's initial report stated that over 100 employees, amounting to 20% of its staff, would be affected.

PayPal:

On January 30, PayPal announced that approximately 2,000 full-time employees, which equates to 7% of its workforce, would be impacted.

Arrival:

On January 30, Arrival, with a new CEO, made a significant move by cutting its workforce in half, resulting in 800 employees being let go worldwide.

Waymo:

Waymo, the self-driving technology unit under Alphabet, discreetly carried out layoffs on January 24, as reported by The Information, LinkedIn, and Blind. The exact number of affected Waymo staff remains undisclosed.

Spotify:

On January 23, Spotify disclosed its decision to reduce its global workforce by around 6%, leading to approximately 600 employees being impacted.

Alphabet:

Google's parent company revealed a 6% reduction in its global workforce on January 21, resulting in 12,000 employees being laid off. Divisions like Area 120 and Alphabet's robotics division, Intrinsic, were impacted.

Fandom:

Fandom announced layoffs across various properties on January 20, affecting approximately 10% of its staff across different locations. The company, with around 500 employees, didn't specify the exact number impacted.

Swiggy:

On January 20, Swiggy disclosed its intention to lay off 380 employees and close down its meat marketplace.

Sophos:

On January 18, about 450 people, which accounts for 10% of its global workforce, were laid off.

Microsoft:

On January 18, around 10,000 employees are expected to be impacted.

GoMechanic:

On January 18, the company laid off 70% of its workforce.

Clearco:

On January 17, the company announced a workforce reduction, impacting 30% of staff across all teams.

ShareChat:

On January 15, ShareChat laid off over 400 employees, which represents 20% of its workforce, just a month after eliminating more than 100 roles.

SmartNews:

On January 12, there was an announcement of a 40% reduction in its U.S. and China workforce, which accounts for approximately 120 people.

Intrinsic:

Intrinsic, Alphabet's robot software firm, confirmed laying off 40 employees, approximately 20% of its workforce, on January 12.

Greenlight:

Greenlight, the fintech startup offering debit cards to kids, reduced its headcount by 104 employees on January 12, representing over 21% of its total workforce of 485 employees.

Career Karma:

Career Karma, the learning navigation platform, implemented a global and domestic workforce reduction of 22 people on January 12.

DirectTV:

DirectTV announced plans on January 12 to lay off about 10% of its management staff on January 20.

Informatica:

Informatica reported a global workforce reduction of 7%, affecting 450 staffers, on January 11.

Carta:

Carta, the equity management platform, announced a staff reduction of 10% on January 11, potentially impacting around 200 employees according to LinkedIn data.

Citizen:

Citizen impacted 33 staff members on January 11.

Coinbase:

Coinbase made another major cut on January 10, eliminating 950 jobs (about 20% of its workforce) and discontinuing "several" projects. Last June, the crypto exchange had already eliminated 18% of its workforce, which accounted for nearly 1,100 jobs.

SuperRare:

SuperRare decided to reduce its staff by 30%, as announced on January 6.

Amazon:

On January 5, Amazon revealed the elimination of over 18,000 roles, extending the previous round of layoffs announced in November 2022. Additionally, on January 19, the company announced the termination of AmazonSmile.

Salesforce:

Salesforce made a workforce cut of 10% on January 4, affecting more than 7,000 employees. Interestingly, some Salesforce employees only discovered their inclusion in the 10% layoff announcement a month later.

Vimeo:

Vimeo announced on January 4 that it would be reducing its workforce by 11%.