The tech industry faced another turbulent year in 2025, with layoffs continuing to impact tens of thousands of workers globally. According to independent tracker Layoffs.fyi, over 22,000 employees were affected across the sector in 2025, following a massive 2024 that saw more than 150,000 job cuts. The wave has been driven by cost-cutting measures, restructuring efforts, and a strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence and automation. This comprehensive list breaks down the known tech layoffs by month from January through December 2025, providing key facts and impacted companies.

December 2025

December saw approximately 300 employees laid off across several companies. Notable reductions include:

• Zebra Technologies: Wound down its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) business, built after acquiring Fetch Robotics in 2021. Most employees were expected to leave by end of 2025, with a possible sale of the unit.
• Amazon: Cut 84 jobs in Seattle and Bellevue across engineering, recruiting, software development, and product management. Layoffs scheduled for February 2026.
• Lusha: Laid off 8% of workforce (about 24 employees) as part of a restructuring to reallocate resources toward growth areas.
• Tenstorrent: Reduced headcount by 7.5% to about 1,000 employees, shifting focus from enterprise to individual developers.
• Payoneer: Let go of approximately 60 employees globally (6% of workforce), with half in Israel.
• VSCO: Laid off 24 employees to refocus on professional photographers after consumer demand fell short.
• Mobileye: Cut 200 employees (4% of global workforce), mainly in Israel.
• Inside Inbound Health: Shut down completely on December 1 after raising over $50 million.

November 2025

November saw 8,932 employees laid off, with major actions from:

• Intel: Eliminated 59 Bay Area jobs as part of its continuing workforce reduction.
• HP: Reportedly set to cut 4,000-6,000 jobs worldwide by 2028 to streamline operations and leverage AI.
• Apple: Cut several sales positions handling business, school, and government accounts.
• Monarch Tractor: Warned of possible layoffs of more than 100 workers or shutdown.
• Playtika: Announced 20% workforce reduction (700-800 employees), its fifth round since 2022.
• Pipe: Laid off about 200 employees (half of workforce) as part of profitability push.
• Synopsys: Plans to cut 10% of workforce (about 2,000 employees) tied to Ansys acquisition restructuring.
• Deepwatch: Laid off 60-80 employees, citing AI as a factor.
• Axonius: Cut roughly 100 employees (10% of staff) to streamline operations.
• MyBambu: Closed local operations, laying off all 141 employees in two waves.
• Hewlett-Packard: Removed 52 positions at its San Jose campus.

October 2025

October was the heaviest month with 18,510 employees laid off. Key events:

• Amazon: Announced overall reduction of about 14,000 corporate roles, with 660 already cut in New York City offices.
• Rivian: Cut 600 jobs (4% of workforce) amid EV market pullback.
• Meta: Laid off approximately 600 employees across AI infrastructure units, including FAIR team.
• Applied Materials: Plans to cut 4% of workforce (about 1,400 jobs) due to export controls.
• Handshake: Laid off around 100 employees (15% of US workforce).
• Smartsheet: Laid off over 120 employees amid leadership transition after $8.4 billion acquisition.
• Google: Cut over 100 design roles in cloud division and additional layoffs in Silicon Valley.
• Paycom: Laid off over 500 employees due to AI and automation efficiencies.

September 2025

September saw 4,152 layoffs, including:

• Just Eat: Eliminated about 450 jobs across multiple functions due to automation.
• Fiverr: Cut around 250 jobs (30% of workforce) to become leaner and AI-focused.
• ZipRecruiter: Closed Tel Aviv development center, cutting about 80 jobs.
• GupShup: Laid off at least 100 employees, just months after cutting nearly 200.
• xAI: Laid off about a third of data annotation team (roughly 500 jobs).
• Rivian: Laid off about 200 workers (1.5% of staff) due to EV tax credit expiration.
• Oracle: Cut 101 jobs in Seattle and 254 in San Francisco.
• Salesforce: Trimmed 262 jobs at San Francisco headquarters.

August 2025

August had 6,302 layoffs, notably:

• Cisco: Eliminated 221 positions in Milpitas and San Francisco offices.
• Restaurant365: Laid off about 100 employees (9% of workforce) after missing growth targets.
• Oracle: Cut 101 jobs in Santa Clara and 161 in Seattle.
• F5: Cut 106 positions in Washington state as part of global reduction.
• Peloton: Cut 6% of workforce in its sixth layoff in just over a year.
• Kaltura: Cut 10% of workforce (about 70 employees) to reduce costs.
• Yotpo: Laid off about 200 employees (34% of global workforce) shutting down email/SMS marketing.
• Windsurf: Laid off 30 and offered buyouts to remaining 200 after acquisition by Cognition.
• Wondery: Cut 100 jobs as Amazon reorganizes audio operations.

July 2025

July saw 16,327 layoffs, including major moves:

• Atlassian: Cut 150 roles in customer service after platform improvements reduced support needs.
• Consensys: Cut about 7% of workforce (47 employees) toward profitability.
• Zeen: Shut down operations completely.
• Scale AI: Laid off around 200 employees (14% of workforce) and cut ties with 500 contractors.
• Lenovo: Plans to cut more than 100 US full-time jobs (3% of US workforce).
• Intel: Reportedly planning to lay off nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon.
• Indeed + Glassdoor: Plan to eliminate approximately 1,300 jobs combined as part of restructuring.
• Eigen Lab: Laid off 29 employees (25% of workforce) as part of reorganization.
• Microsoft: Will cut 9,000 employees (less than 4% of global workforce).
• ByteDance: Laying off 65 employees in Bellevue, Washington.

June 2025

June saw 1,606 layoffs, including:

• TomTom: Cut 300 jobs (10% of workforce) due to AI shift and organizational restructuring.
• Rivian: Reduced headcount by approximately 140 employees (1% of workforce), mostly manufacturing.
• Bumble: Announced 240 job cuts (30% of workforce) to allocate savings to new products.
• Klue: Laid off 85 employees (40% of workforce).
• Google: Downsized smart TV division by 25% of its 300-member team.
• Intel: Plans to lay off 15% to 20% of Intel Foundry division starting July.
• Playtika: Let go of around 90 employees (40 in Israel, 50 in Poland).
• Airtime: Let go of around 25 employees from 58-person team.
• Microsoft: Continued layoffs affecting engineers, product managers, marketers, and legal counsel.

May 2025

May saw 10,397 layoffs, including:

• Hims & Hers: Downsized by 68 employees (4% of staff) unrelated to Wegovy ban.
• Amazon: Laid off around 100 employees from devices and services division.
• Microsoft: Cut over 6,500 jobs (3% of worldwide workforce).
• Chegg: Let go of 248 employees (22% of workforce) as students shifted to AI tools.
• Match: Reduced workforce by 13% to reduce costs and streamline structure.
• CrowdStrike: Laid off 5% of global workforce (around 500 people).
• General Fusion: Cut roughly 25% of workforce.
• Deep Instinct: Reduced headcount by 20 employees (10% of total).
• Beam: Shut down operations, letting go of approximately 200 employees.

April 2025

April was the second-highest month with more than 24,500 employees laid off. Key events:

• NetApp: Eliminating 700 jobs (6% of workforce) for operational efficiency.
• Electronic Arts: Letting go of approximately 300-400 employees.
• Expedia: Laying off around 3% of employees, mainly midlevel product and tech roles.
• Cars24: Reduced workforce by about 200 employees in product and tech.
• Meta: Let go of over 100 employees in Reality Labs division (VR/wearables).
• Intel: Announced plan to lay off more than 21,000 employees (roughly 20% of workforce).
• GM: Laid off 200 people at Factory Zero in Detroit due to EV slowdown.
• Zopper: Let go of around 100 employees since start of 2025.
• Turo: Reduced workforce by 150 positions after not proceeding with IPO.
• GupShup: Laid off roughly 200 employees – second round in five months.
• Forto: Eliminated 200 jobs (one-third of employees).
• Wicresoft: Stopped operations in China, affecting around 2,000 employees.
• Five9: Cut 123 jobs (4% of workforce) to prioritize AI.
• Google: Laid off hundreds in platforms and devices division (Android, Pixel, Chrome).
• Microsoft: Contemplating additional layoffs by May to reduce middle management.
• Automattic: Laid off 16% of workforce across departments (more than 270 staff).
• Canva: Let go of 10-12 technical writers after pushing AI tools.

March 2025

March saw 8,834 layoffs, including:

• Northvolt: Laid off 2,800 employees (62% of total staff) after filing for bankruptcy.
• Block: Let go of 931 employees (8% of workforce) as part of reorganization.
• Brightcove: Laid off 198 employees (two-thirds of US workforce) after acquisition.
• Acxiom: Laid off 130 employees (3.5% of workforce).
• Sequoia Capital: Closed Washington D.C. office, letting go of policy team (3 employees).
• Siemens: Announced 5,600 job cuts globally in automation and EV charging.
• HelloFresh: Laying off 273 employees and closing distribution center in Texas.
• Otorio: Cut 45 employees (more than half) after acquisition.
• ActiveFence: Reduced 22 employees (7% of workforce).
• D-ID: Cut 22 jobs (nearly quarter of workforce) after Microsoft partnership.
• NASA: Shut down several offices in accordance with DOGE initiative.
• Wayfair: Announced 340 job cuts in technology division.
• HPE: Cut 2,500 employees (5% of total staff) after stock slide.
• TikTok: Cut up to 300 workers in Dublin (10% of Ireland workforce).
• LiveRamp: Laid off 65 employees (5% of workforce).
• Ola Electric: Set to lay off over 1,000 employees and contractors.
• Rec Room: Reduced headcount by 16% to become scrappier.
• ANS Commerce: Shut down three years after being acquired by Flipkart.

February 2025

February had 16,234 layoffs, including major actions:

• HP: Cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of 'Future Now' restructuring.
• GrubHub: Announced 500 job cuts after being sold to Wonder Group for $650 million.
• Autodesk: Laid off 1,350 employees (9% of workforce) to reshape GTM model.
• Google: Planned cuts in People Operations and cloud teams.
• Nautilus: Reduced headcount by 25 employees (16% of workforce).
• eBay: Cut a few dozen employees in Israel (10% of local workforce).
• Starbucks: Cut 1,100 jobs affecting tech workers, outsourcing some work.
• Commercetools: Laid off dozens, including 10% in one day, after missing sales targets.
• Dayforce: Cut roughly 5% of workforce in efficiency drive.
• Expedia: Laid off more employees (unknown total) in cost-cutting effort.
• Skybox Security: Ceased operations, laying off roughly 300 people after selling business.
• HerMD: Shut down operations after shifting to virtual model.
• Zendesk: Cut 51 jobs in San Francisco headquarters.
• Vendease: Cut 120 employees (44% of staff) – second layoff in five months.
• Logically: Laid off dozens in cost-cutting for long-term success.
• Blue Origin: Laid off about 10% of workforce (over 1,000 employees).
• Redfin: Cut around 450 positions between February and July 2025.
• Sophos: Laid off 6% of workforce after acquiring Secureworks.
• Zepz: Cut nearly 200 employees, closing operations in Poland and Kenya.
• Unity: Conducted another round of layoffs (unknown number).
• JustWorks: Cut nearly 200 employees citing potential recession.
• Bird: Cut 120 jobs (one-third of workforce).
• Sprinklr: Laid off about 500 employees (15% of workforce).
• Sonos: Let go of approximately 200 employees.
• Workday: Laid off 1,750 employees (8.5% of headcount).
• Okta: Laid off 180 employees, one year after cutting 400.
• Cruise: Laid off 50% of workforce including CEO, preparing to shut down.
• Salesforce: Eliminated more than 1,000 jobs while hiring for AI sales.

January 2025

January saw 2,403 layoffs, kicking off the year with notable cuts:

• Cushion: Shut down operations entirely.
• Placer.ai: Laid off 150 employees (18% of workforce) to reach profitability.
• Amazon: Laid off dozens in communications department to 'move faster'.
• Stripe: Laid off 300 people per leaked memo, though planning 17% headcount growth.
• Textio: Laid off 15 employees in restructuring.
• Pocket FM: Cut 75 employees for long-term sustainability.
• Aurora Solar: Cut 58 employees due to macroeconomic challenges.
• Meta: Cut 5% of staff targeting low performers, about 3,600 employees.
• Wayfair: Cut up to 730 jobs (3% of workforce) exiting Germany.
• Pandion: Shut down operations affecting 63 employees without severance.
• Icon: Laid off 114 employees as part of team realignment.
• Altruist: Eliminated 37 jobs (10% of workforce) while pursuing aggressive hiring.
• Aqua Security: Cut dozens of employees globally for profitability.
• SolarEdge Technologies: Laid off 400 employees – fourth round since January 2024.
• Level: Fintech startup shut down after unsuccessful buyer search.

The wave of layoffs throughout 2025 underscores the ongoing transformation in the tech industry as companies increasingly prioritize artificial intelligence, automation, and cost efficiency. Many firms are restructuring to align with AI-driven business models, often leading to significant workforce reductions even while they hire for new roles. The human impact remains profound, with tens of thousands of workers affected across startups and tech giants alike. This tracker will continue to update as new layoffs are announced.

Source: TechCrunch News