The tech industry is still reeling from the layoff wave that began in 2022, and 2025 is proving to be another brutal year. According to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi, more than 150,000 jobs were cut across 549 companies in 2024 alone. As of late December 2025, over 22,000 workers have been laid off in the tech sector this year, with a staggering 16,234 cuts occurring in February 2025 alone. This article provides a comprehensive list of all known tech layoffs in 2025, updated regularly, to show the trajectory of cutbacks and their impact on innovation.
Why Are Layoffs Happening in 2025?
Businesses continue to embrace artificial intelligence and automation, leading to restructuring and workforce reductions. Many companies are reallocating resources toward AI-focused projects, often at the expense of traditional roles. Additionally, macroeconomic uncertainties, shifts in consumer demand, and the post-pandemic normalization of tech hiring have contributed to the layoff announcements. The tracker serves as a reminder of the human impact behind these corporate decisions.
January 2025 Layoffs
The year started with smaller but notable cuts. Meta announced in an internal memo that it would cut 5% of its staff, targeting “low performers” as it prepared for “an intense year.” At the time, Meta had over 72,000 employees. Amazon laid off dozens of workers in its communications department to help the company “move faster.” Other companies making cuts in January included Cushion (shut down operations), Placer.ai (150 jobs, ~18% of workforce), Stripe (300 jobs), Textio (15 jobs), Pocket FM (75 jobs), Aurora Solar (58 jobs), Wayfair (up to 730 jobs, 3% of workforce), Pandion (shut down, 63 jobs), Icon (114 jobs), Altruist (37 jobs, ~10%), Aqua Security (dozens), SolarEdge Technologies (400 jobs, its fourth round since January 2024), and Level (fintech startup shut down).
February 2025 Layoffs
February was the most brutal month, with 16,234 employees laid off. Major cuts included HP (up to 2,000 jobs as part of its “Future Now” restructuring plan), GrubHub (500 jobs after being sold to Wonder Group), Autodesk (1,350 jobs, 9% of workforce), Google (cuts in People Operations and cloud teams, voluntary exit program), eBay (dozens in Israel), Starbucks (1,100 jobs, affecting tech workers), Commercetools (dozens, ~10% in one day), Dayforce (5% of workforce), Expedia (more layoffs, total unknown), Skybox Security (ceased operations, 300 employees), HerMD (shut down), Zendesk (51 jobs at San Francisco HQ), Vendease (120 employees, 44% of staff, its second round in five months), Logically (dozens), Blue Origin (10% of workforce, over 1,000 jobs), Redfin (450 positions), Sophos (6% of workforce), Zepz (nearly 200 jobs, closing Poland and Kenya operations), Unity (another round, unknown number), JustWorks (nearly 200 jobs), Bird (120 jobs, one-third of workforce), Sprinklr (500 jobs, 15% of workforce), Sonos (approximately 200 jobs), Workday (1,750 jobs, 8.5% of headcount), Okta (180 jobs), Cruise (50% of workforce, including CEO Marc Whitten), and Salesforce (over 1,000 jobs eliminated).
March 2025 Layoffs
March saw 8,834 employees laid off. Notable cuts included Northvolt (2,800 employees, 62% of staff after filing for bankruptcy), Block (931 employees, 8% of workforce), Brightcove (198 jobs, two-thirds of U.S. workforce after acquisition by Bending Spoons), Acxiom (130 jobs, 3.5%), Sequoia Capital (closed D.C. office, three full-time employees), Siemens (5,600 jobs globally in automation and EV charging), HelloFresh (273 jobs, closing distribution center), Otorio (45 employees, more than half of workforce after acquisition by Armis), ActiveFence (22 employees, 7%), D-ID (22 jobs, nearly 25%), NASA (shut down several offices), Zonar Systems (some staff, unknown number), Wayfair (340 jobs in technology division), HPE (2,500 employees, 5% of staff), TikTok (up to 300 workers in Dublin, ~10% of Irish workforce), LiveRamp (65 jobs, 5%), Ola Electric (over 1,000 employees and contractors, second round in five months), Rec Room (16% headcount reduction), and ANS Commerce (shut down by Flipkart).
April 2025 Layoffs
April recorded more than 24,500 employees laid off. Key layoffs included NetApp (700 jobs, 6% of workforce), Electronic Arts (300 to 400 employees, including 100 at Respawn Entertainment), Expedia (3% of employees, mainly midlevel product and tech roles), Cars24 (about 200 jobs in product and technology), Meta (over 100 employees in Reality Labs division), Intel (more than 21,000 employees, roughly 20% of workforce, announced ahead of Q1 earnings), GM (200 people at Factory Zero in Detroit), Zopper (around 100 employees since start of 2025), Turo (150 positions after postponing IPO), GupShup (roughly 200 employees, second round in five months), Forto (200 jobs, about one-third of staff), Wicresoft (stopped operations in China, affecting around 2,000 employees), Five9 (123 jobs, 4% of workforce), Google (hundreds in platforms and devices division), Microsoft (contemplating additional layoffs), Automattic (16% of workforce, over 270 staff), and Canva (10 to 12 technical writers).
May 2025 Layoffs
May saw 10,397 employees laid off. Major cuts included Hims & Hers (68 employees, 4% of staff), Amazon (around 100 employees from devices and services division), Microsoft (over 6,500 jobs, 3% of global workforce, one of its biggest ever), Chegg (248 employees, 22% of workforce due to AI competition), Match (13% workforce reduction), CrowdStrike (5% of global workforce, around 500 people), General Fusion (roughly 25% of workforce), Deep Instinct (20 employees, 10% of workforce), and Beam (shut down operations, approximately 200 employees).
June 2025 Layoffs
June had 1,606 employees laid off. Companies making cuts included TomTom (300 jobs, 10% of workforce), Rivian (approximately 140 employees, 1% of workforce), Bumble (240 jobs, 30% of workforce, to save $40 million annually), Klue (85 employees, 40% of workforce), Google (downsized smart TV division by 25% of 300-member team), Intel (15% to 20% of Intel Foundry division starting July, and winding down auto business), Playtika (around 90 employees), Airtime (around 25 employees from 58-person team), and Microsoft (more layoffs affecting engineers, product managers, marketers).
July 2025 Layoffs
July recorded 16,327 employees laid off. Notable cuts included Atlassian (150 roles in customer service and support), Consensys (about 7% of workforce, 47 employees), Zeen (shut down operations), Scale AI (around 200 employees, 14% of workforce, plus 500 global contractors), Lenovo (more than 100 U.S. full-time jobs, 3% of workforce), Intel (nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon, almost five times previous announcement), Indeed + Glassdoor (approximately 1,300 jobs combined as part of restructuring), Eigen Lab (29 employees, 25% of workforce), Microsoft (9,000 employees, less than 4% of global workforce across teams), and ByteDance (65 employees in Bellevue, Washington).
August 2025 Layoffs
August saw 6,302 employees laid off. Key layoffs included Cisco (221 positions across Milpitas and San Francisco), Restaurant365 (about 100 employees, 9% of workforce), Oracle (101 jobs in Santa Clara, 161 in Seattle, and additional cuts), F5 (106 positions in Washington), Peloton (6% of workforce, its sixth layoff in just over a year), Kaltura (10% of workforce, about 70 employees), Yotpo (about 200 employees, 34% of global workforce, shutting down email/SMS marketing), Windsurf (30 employees laid off, offering buyouts to remaining 200), and Wondery (100 jobs, CEO departing).
September 2025 Layoffs
September had 4,152 employees laid off. Major cuts included Just Eat (about 450 jobs due to automation and AI), Fiverr (about 250 jobs, 30% of workforce, to become AI-focused), ZipRecruiter (about 80 jobs, closing Tel Aviv development center), GupShup (at least 100 employees, just months after cutting nearly 200), xAI (about 500 jobs, one-third of data annotation team), Rivian (about 200 workers, 1.5% of staff), Oracle (101 jobs in Seattle and 254 in San Francisco), and Salesforce (262 jobs at San Francisco headquarters).
October 2025 Layoffs
October recorded 18,510 employees laid off. Notable cuts included Amazon (up to 30,000 corporate jobs initially reported, later confirmed about 14,000 roles; laid off 660 in New York City offices), Rivian (600 jobs, 4% of workforce, its third layoff this year), Meta (approximately 600 employees across AI infrastructure units), Applied Materials (about 4% of workforce, roughly 1,400 jobs), Handshake (around 100 employees, 15% of U.S. workforce), Smartsheet (over 120 employees after CEO retirement), Google (over 100 design roles in cloud division, plus at least 50 permanent cuts in Sunnyvale), and Paycom (over 500 employees due to AI and automation).
November 2025 Layoffs
November saw 8,932 employees laid off. Key cuts included Intel (59 Bay Area jobs eliminated), HP (4,000 to 6,000 jobs worldwide by 2028, streamlining operations), Apple (several sales positions handling accounts for businesses, schools, and government), Monarch Tractor (may lay off more than 100 workers or shut down), Playtika (700 to 800 employees, about 20% of workforce, its fifth round since 2022), Pipe (about 200 employees, roughly half its workforce), Synopsys (roughly 10% of workforce, about 2,000 employees, tied to Ansys acquisition), Deepwatch (60 to 80 employees, citing AI), Axonius (roughly 10% of staff, about 100 employees), MyBambu (141 employees, shutting down local operations), and Hewlett-Packard (52 positions at San Jose campus).
December 2025 Layoffs
December had 300 employees laid off, but with several notable announcements. Companies making cuts included Zebra Technologies (winding down autonomous mobile robot business, most employees expected to leave by end of 2025), Amazon (84 jobs in Seattle and Bellevue, affecting engineering, recruiting, software development, and product management), Lusha (8% of workforce, about 24 employees), Tenstorrent (7.5% of workforce, about 75 jobs, reshaped focus from enterprise to individual developers), Payoneer (about 30 employees in Israel and similar number overseas, total reduction ~6% of global workforce), VSCO (24 employees as part of restructuring), Mobileye (reportedly cutting 200 employees, about 4% of global workforce), and Inside Inbound Health (shut down on December 1).
This tracker is updated regularly as new layoffs are announced. The total number of tech layoffs in 2025 now exceeds 150,000 across hundreds of companies, reflecting a continuing trend of restructuring, AI adoption, and market adjustments. The impact on innovation and employment remains a critical issue for the industry.
Source: TechCrunch News