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Big Tech layoffs, tracked globally.

The Big Tech industry has cut 92,678 jobs across 14 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 92,678 layoffs, up 355% from the prior year.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
93K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
9
active + historical
Rounds
14
total events
Biggest cut
74,224
Amazon
Most active
US
222% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
93K
Across 14 rounds#1 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
93K
↑ 355% YoY
Active companies
Tracked
9
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#1
of 64 industries56% of all cuts
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Big Tech company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
AM
Amazon
SEATTLE · US
20
74,224
#02
ME
Meta
13
43,700
#03
OR
Oracle
IN
12
43,294
#04
MI
Microsoft
17
30,055
#05
SA
Salesforce
14
16,525
#06
GO
Google
SF BAY AREA · US
17
13,697
#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 · 96 ROUNDS
206,107
#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 · US
104,634
#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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A
US
Amazon
Seattle
74,224
Total cuts tracked
Rounds20
Latest2026-05
M
Meta
43,700
Total cuts tracked
Rounds13
Latest2026-05
O
IN
Oracle
43,294
Total cuts tracked
Rounds12
Latest2026-04
M
Microsoft
30,055
Total cuts tracked
Rounds17
Latest2026-04
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