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Big Tech layoffs, tracked globally.

The Big Tech industry has cut 204,132 jobs across 29 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 204,132 layoffs, up 448% from the prior year.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
204K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
9
active + historical
Rounds
29
total events
Biggest cut
145,294
Oracle
Most active
US
103% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
204K
Across 29 rounds#1 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
204K
↑ 448% YoY
Active companies
Tracked
9
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#1
of 64 industries71% of all cuts
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Big Tech company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
OR
Oracle
17
145,294
#02
AM
Amazon
SEATTLE
23
74,281
#03
ME
Meta
14
51,700
#04
MI
Microsoft
21
44,755
#05
SA
Salesforce
SEATTLE
17
20,670
#06
GO
Google
19
13,749
#07
SA
SAP
WALLDORF · DE
2
11,000
#08
IB
IBM
NEW YORK CITY · US
5
4,900
#09
AP
Apple
US
6
792
Geography · where big tech layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
8 COMPANIES · 99 ROUNDS
210,907
#02
India
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
12,000
#03
Germany
1 COMPANY · 2 ROUNDS
11,000
#04
China
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
1,000
#05
Ireland
1 COMPANY · 2 ROUNDS
80
Top cities
#01
Seattle
4 COMPANIES
104,750
#02
SF Bay Area
5 COMPANIES · US
97,495
#03
Walldorf
1 COMPANY · DE
11,000
#04
New York City
1 COMPANY · US
3,900
#05
Beijing
1 COMPANY · CN
1,000
Companies in Big Tech

Most impacted companies.

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O
Oracle
145,294
Total cuts tracked
Rounds17
Latest2026-08
A
Amazon
Seattle
74,281
Total cuts tracked
Rounds23
Latest2026-07
M
Meta
51,700
Total cuts tracked
Rounds14
Latest2026-05
M
Microsoft
44,755
Total cuts tracked
Rounds21
Latest2026-07
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