The tech industry has long been a beacon of innovation and growth, but 2025 has brought a wave of layoffs that underscores the challenges companies face in adapting to a rapidly changing landscape. From startups to industry giants, companies across the tech sector are grappling with economic shifts, market demands, and the integration of new technologies like AI and automation. This article provides a detailed look at the layoffs that have occurred in 2025, highlighting the impact on workers and the broader industry.
The Layoff Wave in 2025
The year 2025 has seen a significant number of layoffs in the tech industry. According to Layoffs.fyi, last year witnessed over 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies. This year, more than 22,000 workers have already been affected, with February alone accounting for a staggering 16,084 job cuts. These numbers reflect a trend that is reshaping the tech landscape and raising questions about the future of work in an increasingly automated world.
Monthly Layoff Highlights
August
- Cisco: Announced 221 job cuts across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices, part of a broader workforce reduction strategy.
- Restaurant365: Laid off 100 employees, or 9% of its workforce, due to missed growth targets.
- Oracle: Set to cut 101 jobs in Santa Clara, with additional layoffs planned in Seattle.
- F5: Eliminated 106 positions in Seattle and Liberty Lake, Washington, as part of a global workforce reduction.
- Peloton: Announced a 6% workforce reduction, its sixth layoff in just over a year.
- Kaltura: Cut 10% of its workforce, or about 70 employees, to reduce operating expenses.
- Yotpo: Laid off 200 employees, or 34% of its global workforce, as it shut down its email and SMS marketing operations.
- Windsurf: Laid off 30 employees and offered buyouts to the remaining 200, following a series of acquisitions and reorganizations.
- Wondery: Cut 100 jobs, with CEO Jen Sargent departing, as Amazon reorganizes its audio operations.
July
- Atlassian: Cut 150 roles in customer service and support, following platform enhancements that reduced support needs.
- Consensys: Announced a 7% workforce reduction, or 47 employees, as part of a push toward profitability.
- Zeen: Shut down operations, highlighting the challenges faced by social media startups.
- Scale AI: Laid off 200 employees, or 14% of its workforce, just weeks after a major acquisition.
- Lenovo: Plans to cut over 100 U.S. full-time jobs, including positions in Morrisville, North Carolina.
- Intel: Announced plans to lay off nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon, significantly more than initially reported.
- Indeed + Glassdoor: Plan to eliminate approximately 1,300 jobs combined as part of a restructuring effort to focus on AI.
- Eigen Lab: Laid off 29 employees, or 25% of its workforce, following a reorganization.
- Microsoft: Announced a reduction of 9,000 employees, affecting less than 4% of its global workforce.
- ByteDance: Laid off 65 employees in Bellevue, Washington, as part of ongoing restructuring.
June
- TomTom: Announced 300 job cuts, or 10% of its workforce, as part of organizational restructuring.
- Rivian: Reduced its headcount by approximately 140 employees, mostly affecting its manufacturing team.
- Bumble: Announced a 30% workforce reduction, or 240 jobs, to enhance operational efficiency.
- Klue: Laid off 85 employees, or 40% of its workforce, as part of a reorganization.
- Google: Downsized its smart TV division by 25%, affecting 25% of its 300-member team.
- Intel: Announced plans to lay off 15% to 20% of workers in its Intel Foundry division.
- Playtika: Announced 90 job cuts, with 40 in Israel and 50 in Poland.
- Airtime: Laid off 25 employees from its 58-person team.
- Microsoft: Announced additional layoffs, affecting software engineers, product managers, and other roles.
May
- Hims & Hers: Announced a 4% workforce reduction, or 68 employees, unrelated to recent regulatory changes.
- Amazon: Reported to be laying off around 100 employees in its devices and services division.
- Microsoft: Announced over 6,500 job cuts, affecting 3% of its global workforce.
- Chegg: Announced plans to let go of 248 employees, or 22% of its workforce, to reduce expenses.
- Match: Reduced its workforce by 13% as part of a reorganization.
- CrowdStrike: Announced a 5% global workforce reduction, or around 500 people.
- General Fusion: Cut 25% of its workforce as part of ongoing restructuring.
- Deep Instinct: Reduced its headcount by 20 employees, or 10% of its total workforce.
- Beam: Shut down operations, laying off approximately 200 employees.
April
- NetApp: Announced 700 job cuts, or 6% of its total workforce, as part of a reorganization.
- Electronic Arts: Reported to be letting go of 300 to 400 employees to focus on strategic priorities.
- Expedia: Announced a 3% workforce reduction, mainly affecting midlevel positions.
- Cars24: Reduced its workforce by 200 employees in its product and technology divisions.
- Meta: Announced over 100 job cuts in its Reality Labs division.
- Intel: Announced plans to lay off over 21,000 employees, or roughly 20% of its workforce.
- GM: Announced 200 job cuts at its Factory Zero facility in Detroit.
- Zopper: Reported to have let go of around 100 employees since the start of 2025.
- Turo: Announced a 150-position workforce reduction following the cancellation of its IPO.
- GupShup: Laid off 200 employees to improve efficiency and profitability.
- Forto: Announced 200 job cuts, affecting around one-third of its employees.
- Wicresoft: Announced the shutdown of its China operations, affecting around 2,000 employees.
- Five9: Announced plans to cut 123 jobs, or 4% of its workforce.
- Google: Reported to have laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices division.
- Microsoft: Contemplated additional layoffs targeting middle managers and non-coders.
- Automattic: Announced a 16% workforce reduction across departments.
- Canva: Laid off 10 to 12 technical writers following the adoption of AI tools.
March
- Northvolt: Announced 2,800 job cuts, affecting 62% of its total staff, following bankruptcy.
- Block: Announced 931 job cuts, or 8% of its workforce, as part of a reorganization.
- Brightcove: Announced 198 job cuts, or two-thirds of its U.S. workforce, following an acquisition.
- Acxiom: Reported to have laid off 130 employees, or 3.5% of its total workforce.
- Sequoia Capital: Announced the closure of its Washington, D.C., office, affecting three full-time employees.
- Siemens: Announced plans to cut 5,600 jobs globally in its automation and electric-vehicle charging businesses.
- HelloFresh: Announced 273 job cuts and the closure of its Grand Prairie, Texas, distribution center.
- Otorio: Announced 45 job cuts, more than half of its workforce, following an acquisition.
- ActiveFence: Announced 22 job cuts, or 7% of its workforce, as part of a streamlining process.
- D-ID: Announced 22 job cuts, nearly a quarter of its total workforce, following a strategic partnership.
- NASA: Announced the shutdown of several offices in accordance with Elon Musk’s DOGE.
- Zonar Systems: Reported to have laid off some staff, though the exact number is unknown.
- Wayfair: Announced plans to let go of 340 employees in its technology division.
- HPE: Announced 2,500 job cuts, or 5% of its total staff, in response to declining shares.
- TikTok: Announced up to
