The situation of last year continues. In 2023, layoffs have again cost tens of thousands of tech workers their jobs; this time around, the workforce reductions have been driven by the biggest names in tech like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo and Zoom. Startups have also announced cuts in everything from crypto to enterprise SaaS.
The reasoning behind these reductions in labor force follows a common script, citing the macroeconomic environment and the need to find discipline in a tumultuous path to profitability. Still, tracking layoffs helps us understand the impact on innovation, which companies are under heavy pressure, and who is available to help. hire for companies that have lucky to be growing right now. Unfortunately, it also serves as a reminder of the human impact of the layoffs and how risk profiles may change from here.
Below is a complete list of all known tech layoffs that occurred in 2023. If you have a notice of a layoff, letting us know if you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact us. here.
The cumulative total of layoffs for 2023 based on full months to date is 168,243, according to layoffs.fyi. Tech layoffs made to date this year currently exceed the total number of tech layoffs in 2022, according to tracker data.
April 2023
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March 2023
Netflix – Announced on March 31, Netflix confirms a "handful of layoffs," including two longtime executives. The exact number of layoffs is unclear. Netflix is scheduled to report the results of the first quarter of 2023 on April 18.
Roku – Announced on March 30 that it will lay off about 200 employees, or 6% of its workforce. The company had laid off 200 US employees in November.
unacademy – Announced on March 30 that it has laid off more than 350 positions, or 12% of its workforce, just over four months after cutting some 350 positions in November.
Shift Technologies – Announced on March 29 that it laid off 30% of its workforce in the first quarter of 2023.
Lucid – Announced on March 28 that it will lay off 1300 employees, or 18% of its workforce, to end by the end of the second quarter of 2023.
GitHub – Announced on March 28 that it had cut more than 100 jobs in the South Asian market, laying off virtually its entire engineering team in India. A GitHub spokesperson said the layoff is part of the streamlining effort the company had revealed in February to cut about 10% of its workforce by the end of the first quarter of 2023.
Disney – On March 27, in an internal memo to employees, Disney revealed that there will be three rounds of layoffs, the first starting this week. The job cuts will affect approximately 7,000 employees, which was announced in February.
Salesforce - On March 24, Bloomberg reported that more layoffs could follow at Salesforce, citing COO Brian Millham as saying the company could add to the ongoing job cuts at the CRM and technology leader in general. If the layoffs happen, they would add to the 10% cut in January.
Accenture – Announced on March 23 that it plans to cut 19.000 jobs, or 2,5% of its workforce.
Indeed – Announced on March 22 that it will lay off 2200 employees, or 15% of its staff.
roofstock – Announced on March 22 that it has laid off 27% of its staff, approximately 100 employees.
Twitch – Announced on March 20 that it will lay off 400 employees.
Amazon – Announced on March 20 another round of substantial layoffs, this time 9,000 people will lose their jobs. About 10% of the total came from AWS. As part of the new round of layoffs, amazon is closing DPReview.
live space – Announced on March 20 that it has laid off at least 100 employees, about 2% of the company's workforce.
Race Hero – Announced on March 16 that it has cut 15% of staff, or 42 people.
klaviyo – Announced on March 15 that it has laid off 140 of its staff across all teams.
Microsoft – As part of your recent announcement After laying off 10.000 people, Microsoft laid off an entire team dedicated to guiding AI innovation that leads to ethical, responsible and sustainable results. The 27th of March, Microsoft laid off 559 workers at its Bellevue and Redmond operations.
Meta - Executive Director, Mark Zuckerberg, confirmed rumors on March 14 that the company will cut 10 people from its workforce and around 000 open positions that it has yet to fill.
And Combinator – Announced on March 13 that it will affect 20% of staff, or 17 team members.
Salesforce…continuation. Salesforce first announced it was laying off 10% of the workforce in January, but some employees didn't find out until February. The week of March 10, more employees are learning that they have been laid off. Salesforce confirmed that these layoffs were part of the 10%.
Atlassian – Atlassian announced on March 6 that it will lay off about 500 employees, or 5% of its total workforce.
SiriusXM – Announced on March 6, the company laid off 475 employees, or 8% of its total workforce.
larch – The platform of E-commerce Nigeria's B2B had a workforce of more than 2.000 before a first round of layoffs in September 2022. Alerzo has laid off 15% of its full-time workforce, the company confirmed on March 6, leaving around 800 employees.
brain – Announced on March 1, the company is laying off 15% of its workforce, approximately 285 employees.
Waymo – Announced on March 1, Alphabet's Waymo issued a second round of layoffs this year. Combined with the initial cuts in January, the technology company of autonomous driving it has laid off 8%, or 209 employees, of its workforce.
thoughtworks – Announced on March 1, the company laid off around 4% of its global workforce, roughly 500 employees.
February 2023
Twitter – Announced on February 26, the company laid off more than 200 employees, including Esther Crawford, Haraldur Thorleifsson and Leah Culver. Since Musk took over Twitter in October last year, the company's headcount has been cut by more than 70%.
Poshmark – Announced on February 24, Poshmark confirmed that less than 2% of its workforce was affected, primarily in the US. The company employs approximately 800+ employees.
GreenLabs – There is no exact figure on how many you plan to lay off from your staff. Green Labs confirmed that is carrying out a round of layoffs that could affect at least 50% of its workforce.
chipper cash – Announced on February 20, the African cross-border payments platform carried out a second round of layoffs just 10 weeks after cutting roughly 12,5% of its workforce. Chipper Cash relieved nearly a third of its workforce, around 100 employees.
Evernote – On February 17, the company confirmed the dismissal of 129 people.
Jumia – Announced on February 16 that it would cut 20% of its staff, or more than 900 positions in its 11 markets, in the fourth trimester of 2022.
Convoy – Announced on February 16 that it will close its Atlanta office and lay off workers as part of the restructuring. This is the third time in less than a year that the company has laid off workers.
chipper cash – Announced on February 15 that it will affect 4% of its global workforce, or more than 100 employees.
iRobot – Announced on February 13 that it will lay off 7% of its workforce, approximately 85 employees.
Twilio – Announced on February 13 that it will affect about 17% of its global workforce, about 1400 people.
GitHub – Announced on February 9 that 10% of its staff will be affected through the end of the company's fiscal year. Prior to this announcement, which was first reported by Fortune, GitHub had around 3000 employees.
Yahoo – Announced 9% of its workforce on February 20, impacting 1.600 employees in its adtech business.
GitLab – He announced on February 9 that he will reduce his workforce by 7%. The round of layoffs will affect some 114 people, although that specific number depends on his actual payroll as of February 9.
Affirm – Announced on February 8 that it will reduce its staff by 19%, or about 500 employees, and close its crypto unit.
Zoom – Announced the cut of 15% of its workforce, or 1.300 people on February 7.
VinFast – VinFast has not shared how many employees have been removed, but a LinkedIn post by a former employee said on February 6 that "almost 35 roles" were affected.
Dell – Announced on February 6, impacting 6.650 people, or 5% of the global workforce.
Getaround – Announced February 02, 10% of the staff — about 42 employees.
Pinterest – Announced on February 2, 150 employees affected. This is the second job cut move within weeks of the first round in December 2022.
Rivian – He announced on February 1 the cut of 6% of his workforce for the second time in less than a year.
January 2023
SoFi Technologies – Announced on January 31, cutting 65 jobs, or about 5% of its 1300-person workforce. Reported for the first time in The Wall Street Journal.
NetApp – Announced on January 31, impacting 8% of its staff, about 960 people.
Groupon – Impacting another 500 employees announced on January 31. The company said this new set of layoffs will be spread over the first two quarters of 2023.
Impossible Foods – Reportedly affecting 20% of its staff, more than 100 employees, reported Bloomberg.
Paypal – Announced on January 30, some 2.000 full-time employees, or 7% of its workforce, were affected.
Arrival – Announced on January 30, with a new CEO, cutting 50% of its workforce: 800 employees worldwide.
Waymo – Alphabet's self-driving technology unit quietly laid off workers on January 24, according to The Information and various posts on LinkedIn and Blind. It is not yet clear how many Waymo staff will be affected.
Spotify – Announced on January 23, impacting around 6% of its global workforce: around 600 employees.
A – Google's parent company announced the layoff of 6% of its global workforce on January 21, which equates to 12.000 employees. These cuts they affect divisions such as Area 120, Google's internal incubator, and Alphabet's robotics arm, Intrinsic.
Fandom – The entertainment company announced an unspecified number of affected employees at various properties on January 20. According to a report from Variety, the company employs about 500 people and the layoffs have affected about 10% of its staff at different sites.
Swiggy – Announced plans to lay off 380 jobs on January 20 and close its meat market.
Sophos – Announced on January 18 that 10% of its global workforce, some 450 people, have been laid off.
Microsoft – As announced on January 18, 10.000 employees will be affected.
GoMechanic – Laid off 70% of its workforce on January 18.
Clearchus – Announced on January 17, impacting 30% of staff across all teams.
ShareChat – Announced on January 15, ShareChat laid off 20% of its workforce, or more than 400 employees, just one month after cutting more than 100 positions.
SmartNews – Announced on January 12 a 40% reduction in its workforce in the US and China, or about 120 people.
Intrinsic – Alphabet's robot software firm Intrinsic is laying off 40 confirmed employees on January 12. Which represents around 20% of the workforce.
Greenlight – The fintech startup that offers debit cards to children laid off 104 employees on January 12, or more than 21% of its total workforce of 485 employees.
Career Karma – Learning navigation platform Career Karma laid off another 22 people on January 12 in its global and national workforce.
DirectTV – Announced on January 12 plans to lay off about 10% of its administrative staff on January 20.
I.T. – It reported on January 11 that it will lay off 7% of its workforce, or 450 employees worldwide.
Paper – Announced on January 11, the stock management platform cut 10% of its staff. Judging by the data from LinkedIn, the layoff could have affected around 200 employees.
Citizen – Affecting 33 staff members on January 11.
Coinbase – Cut 950 jobs, or about 20% of its workforce, and closed “several” projects, it announced on January 10. This is the second round of major layoffs at the cryptocurrency exchange, which cut 18% of its workforce, or nearly 1.100 jobs last June.
Super Rare – The NFT marketplace is cutting 30% of its staff, it announced on Jan. 6.
Amazon – Announced on January 5, removing more than 18.000 roles. This announcement expands on a round of layoffs previously announced in November of 2022. On January 19, the company announced that it was ending AmazonSmile.
Salesforce – Announced on January 4 that it will cut 10% of its workforce, which will affect more than 7.000 employees. A month later, some Salesforce employees had just discovered that they were also part of the 10% layoff announcement.
Vimeo – Announced on January 4th the cutout 11% of its staff.
