The tech industry’s job massacre shows no signs of slowing in 2025. According to independent tracker Layoffs.fyi, last year witnessed over 150,000 cuts across 549 companies. This year has already seen more than 22,000 workers lose their positions, with a staggering 16,084 terminations occurring in February alone. As businesses aggressively pivot toward AI and automation, this relentless downsizing underscores the human cost of innovation. Below is a comprehensive, regularly updated list of all known tech layoffs in 2025, preserving every factual detail.
February 2025 delivered the heaviest blow so far, with 16,234 employees laid off. Major cuts included HP eliminating up to 2,000 jobs under its “Future Now” restructuring, aiming to save $300 million. GrubHub slashed 500 roles after its $650 million sale to Wonder Group. Autodesk announced 1,350 job cuts, affecting 9% of its workforce, while eBay reduced staff in Israel. Starbucks cut 1,100 tech jobs, outsourcing some work. Commercetools laid off dozens after missing sales targets, and Blue Origin cut over 1,000 employees, mostly in engineering. Redfin planned 450 cuts through July, and Sophos eliminated 6% of its staff after acquiring Secureworks for $859 million.
January started with 2,403 layoffs. Cushion shut down operations, and Placer.ai cut 150 U.S. employees. Amazon trimmed dozens in communications, while Stripe laid off 300 but planned to grow headcount by 17%. Textio cut 15 employees, Pocket FM eliminated 75, and Aurora Solar reduced 58 jobs. Meta targeted 5% of staff as “low performers,” and Wayfair cut up to 730 jobs, exiting Germany. Pandion shut down, affecting 63 employees, and Icon laid off 114. Altruist cut 37 jobs despite aggressive hiring, Aqua Security reduced dozens globally, and SolarEdge Technologies laid off 400 globally, its fourth round since January 2024. Level abruptly shut down after failing to find a buyer.
March saw 8,834 layoffs. Northvolt cut 2,800 employees, 62% of its staff, after filing for bankruptcy. Block eliminated 931 jobs, 8% of its workforce, not for financial reasons per CEO Jack Dorsey. Brightcove laid off 198 U.S. employees after its $233 million acquisition by Bending Spoons. Acxiom cut 130 employees, 3.5% of its workforce. Sequoia Capital closed its Washington, D.C., office, affecting three employees. Siemens announced 5,600 global job cuts in automation and EV charging. HelloFresh laid off 273 employees, closing a Texas distribution center. Otorio cut 45 employees after its $120 million acquisition by Armis. ActiveFence reduced 22 employees, 7% of its workforce. D-ID cut 22 jobs, nearly a quarter of its staff, after partnering with Microsoft. NASA shut down several offices under Elon Musk’s DOGE. Zonar Systems laid off an unspecified number. Wayfair cut 340 tech jobs. HPE eliminated 2,500 jobs, 5% of its staff. TikTok cut up to 300 workers in Dublin. LiveRamp laid off 65 employees. Ola Electric cut over 1,000 employees and contractors. Rec Room reduced headcount by 16%. ANS Commerce shut down after its acquisition by Flipkart.
April was the worst month, with over 24,500 layoffs. NetApp eliminated 700 jobs, 6% of its workforce. Electronic Arts cut 300 to 400 employees, including 100 at Respawn Entertainment. Expedia laid off around 3% of staff, mainly in product and tech. Cars24 reduced 200 employees in product and tech divisions. Meta cut over 100 employees in its Reality Labs division. Intel announced plans to lay off more than 21,000 employees, roughly 20% of its workforce. GM laid off 200 at its Michigan EV facility. Zopper cut around 100 employees since early 2025. Turo reduced 150 positions after halting its IPO. GupShup laid off roughly 200 employees. Forto eliminated 200 jobs, one-third of its staff. Wicresoft stopped operations in China, affecting 2,000 employees. Five9 cut 123 jobs, 4% of its workforce. Google laid off hundreds in its platforms and devices division. Microsoft contemplated additional layoffs by May. Automattic laid off 16% of its workforce, over 270 staff. Canva cut 10 to 12 technical writers.
May recorded 10,397 layoffs. Hims & Hers downsized by 68 employees, 4% of staff. Amazon laid off around 100 from its devices and services division. Microsoft cut over 6,500 jobs, 3% of its global workforce. Chegg laid off 248 employees, 22% of its workforce. Match reduced its workforce by 13%. CrowdStrike laid off 5% of its global workforce, around 500 people. General Fusion cut roughly 25% of its workforce. Deep Instinct reduced headcount by 20 employees, 10% of its staff. Beam shut down operations, laying off approximately 200 employees.
June had 1,606 layoffs. TomTom cut 300 jobs, 10% of its workforce. Rivian reduced headcount by approximately 140 employees. Bumble cut approximately 240 jobs, 30% of its workforce. Klue laid off 85 employees, 40% of its workforce. Google downsized its smart TV division by 25%. Intel planned to lay off 15% to 20% in its Intel Foundry division. Playtika let go of around 90 employees. Airtime cut around 25 employees from a 58-person team. Microsoft laid off more employees after May’s cuts.
July saw 16,327 layoffs. Atlassian cut 150 roles in customer service. Consensys cut about 7% of its workforce, 47 employees. Zeen shut down operations. Scale AI laid off around 200 employees and severed ties with 500 contractors. Lenovo cut more than 100 U.S. full-time jobs. Intel planned to lay off nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon. Indeed and Glassdoor combined to eliminate approximately 1,300 jobs. Eigen Lab laid off 29 employees. Microsoft cut 9,000 employees. ByteDance laid off 65 employees in Bellevue.
August recorded 6,302 layoffs. Cisco eliminated 221 positions. Restaurant365 laid off about 100 employees. Oracle set to cut 101 jobs in Santa Clara and 161 in Seattle. F5 cut 106 positions. Peloton cut 6% of its workforce. Kaltura cut 10% of its workforce, about 70 employees. Yotpo laid off about 200 employees. Windsurf laid off 30 employees. Wondery cut 100 jobs.
September had 4,152 layoffs. Just Eat eliminated around 450 jobs. Fiverr cut around 250 jobs, 30% of its workforce. ZipRecruiter closed its Tel Aviv center, cutting about 80 jobs. GupShup laid off at least 100 employees. xAI cut roughly 500 jobs. Rivian laid off about 200 workers. Oracle cut 101 jobs in Seattle and 254 in San Francisco. Salesforce trimmed 262 jobs at its San Francisco headquarters.
October was severe with 18,510 layoffs. Amazon planned to eliminate up to 30,000 corporate jobs but shared an “overall reduction of approximately 14,000 roles,” laying off 660 in New York City. Rivian cut 600 jobs. Meta laid off approximately 600 employees in AI infrastructure units. Applied Materials cut about 4% of its workforce, roughly 1,400 jobs. Handshake laid off around 100 employees. Smartsheet laid off over 120 employees. Google cut over 100 design roles in its cloud division. Paycom laid off over 500 employees due to AI and automation.
November recorded 8,932 layoffs. Intel cut 59 Bay Area jobs. HP set to cut 4,000 to 6,000 jobs worldwide by 2028. Apple cut several sales positions. Monarch Tractor may lay off more than 100 workers. Playtika laid off 700 to 800 employees. Pipe laid off about 200 employees. Synopsys cut roughly 10% of its workforce, about 2,000 employees. Deepwatch laid off 60 to 80 employees. Axonius cut roughly 10% of its staff, about 100 workers. MyBambu laid off all 141 employees. Hewlett-Packard removed 52 positions in San Jose.
December saw 300 layoffs. Zebra Technologies is winding down its autonomous mobile robot business, with most employees leaving by end of 2025. Amazon cut 84 jobs in Seattle and Bellevue. Lusha laid off 8% of its workforce, about 24 employees. Tenstorrent cut 7.5% of its workforce, reducing headcount to about 1,000. Payoneer let go of about 30 employees in Israel and a similar number overseas. VSCO laid off 24 employees. Mobileye cut 200 employees, about 4% of its global workforce. Inbound Health shut down on December 1.
This tracker will be updated regularly. For tips on layoffs, contact us anonymously. On April 24, 2025, we corrected the number of layoffs that happened in March.
