The tech industry’s layoff trend persists into 2025. Layoffs.fyi indicates that 2024 witnessed over 150,000 job eliminations across 549 companies. This year is following a similar trajectory, with over 22,000 tech workers impacted, including a staggering 16,084 cuts in February alone.
This tracker provides a snapshot of the ongoing cutbacks and their impact on innovation across various tech companies. As businesses integrate AI and automation, these layoffs serve as a stark reminder of the human aspect of these changes and the potential consequences for innovation.
Here’s a compilation of known tech layoffs in 2025. This information will be updated regularly. Please contact us with any layoff tips.
- February 2025: 16,084 employees laid off
- January 2025: 6,003 employees laid off
Recent Layoffs:
- March D-ID: The AI startup will reduce its workforce by 22 employees, almost a quarter of its total, after announcing a strategic partnership with Microsoft.
- NASA: NASA will shut down several of its offices to align with Elon Musk’s DOGE, including the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy, as well as the DEI branch in the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
- Zonar Systems: Some staff reductions have reportedly occurred, based on LinkedIn posts from former employees. The company has not confirmed the layoffs.
- Wayfair: Plans to lay off 340 employees within its technology division as part of a restructuring initiative.
- HPE: The company will cut 2,500 employees, representing 5% of its total, due to the company’s stock slide.
- TikTok: Up to 300 employees in Dublin will lose their jobs, representing 10% of the company’s workforce in Ireland.
- LiveRamp: The company will eliminate 65 positions, affecting 5% of its total workforce.
- Ola Electric: Reportedly plans to lay off over 1,000 employees and contractors as part of cost-cutting measures. This is the second round of cuts in five months.
- Rec Room: Headcount reduced by 16% as the gaming startup focuses on increased efficiency.
- ANS Commerce: Shut down three years post-acquisition by Flipkart. It is unclear how many employees lost positions.
- February HP: Up to 2,000 jobs will be cut as part of its “Future Now” restructuring plan.
- GrubHub: 500 job cuts announced following its $650 million sale to Wonder Group. The reductions affected over 20% of the previous workforce.
- Autodesk: The company is planning to eliminate 1,350 positions, accounting for 9% of its total workforce.
- Google: A new reorganization will result in employee cuts in the People Operations and cloud organizations teams.
- Nautilus: The company dropped 25 employees, resulting in a 16% reduction in total workforce..
- eBay: Reportedly making cuts to a few dozen employees in Israel.
- Starbucks: Reorganized and eliminated 1,100 jobs, affecting its tech workers.
- Commercetools: Dozens of employees were laid off after struggles to achieve sales growth.
- Dayforce: Will reduce its current workforce by 5% as a part of a plan to increase profitability.
- Expedia: Has laid off additional employees as part of a plan to cut costs.
- Skybox Security: Terminated all operations and laid off employees.
- HerMD: Terminated operations due to “ongoing challenges in healthcare.”
- Zendesk: Cut 51 jobs.
- Vendease: The Nigerian startup has cut 120 employees, resulting in a 44% reduction in total staff.
- Logically: Cut jobs as part of a new cost-cutting push.
- Blue Origin: Will lay off around 10% of its workforce.
- Redfin: Filed to cut 450 jobs, as a result of a partnership with Zillow
- Sophos: The cybersecurity firm has said it will cut 6% of its total workforce.
- Zepz: Will cut almost 200 employees, and shut down operations in Poland and Kenya.
- Unity: Another round of layoffs has reportedly taken place.
- JustWorks: Cut almost 200 employees, citing concerns about the economy.
- Bird: Reduced 120 jobs.
- Sprinklr: Announced the elimination of 500 positions, contributing to a 15% reduction in its workforce.
- Sonos: Has let go of around 200 employees.
- Workday: The enterprise HR platform cut 1,750 positions.
- Okta: Eliminated 180 employee positions.
- Cruise: A 50% workforce reduction, including the CEO, is planned, as the autonomous vehicle company prepares to end operations.
- Salesforce: Will cut over 1,000 jobs.
- January Cushion: Terminated all operations.
- Placer.ai: Laid off 150 employees.
- Amazon: The company laid off workers in its communications department.
- Stripe: Laying off up to 300 people, but plans to grow its workforce overall.
- Textio: Eliminated 15 jobs as it restructures.
- Pocket FM: Cutting 75 jobs.
- Aurora Solar: Will lay off 58 employees.
- Meta: Announces cuts to 5% of its staff.
- Wayfair: Will cut 730 roles, impacting 3% of its total workforce. They plan to exit operations in Germany and focus on physical retailers.
- Pandion: Terminating its operations, impacting 63 employees.
- Icon: The company will lay off 114 employees.
- Altruist: Eliminated 37 jobs, (approximately 10% of its workforce).
- Aqua Security: Cutting dozens of employees.
- SolarEdge Technologies: Plans to lay off 400 employees.
- Level: The fintech startup closed down.
