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Big Tech layoffs, tracked globally.

The Big Tech industry has cut 173,942 jobs across 32 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 173,942 layoffs, up 131% from the prior year.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
174K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
9
active + historical
Rounds
32
total events
Biggest cut
148,294
Oracle
Most active
US
127% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
174K
Across 32 rounds#1 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
174K
↑ 131% YoY
Active companies
Tracked
9
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#1
of 64 industries72% of all cuts
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Big Tech company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
OR
Oracle
US
18
148,294
#02
AM
Amazon
SEATTLE
25
75,702
#03
ME
Meta
15
55,082
#04
MI
Microsoft
US
22
49,555
#05
SA
Salesforce
SEATTLE
17
20,670
#06
GO
Google
20
13,749
#07
SA
SAP
WALLDORF · DE
2
11,000
#08
IB
IBM
NEW YORK CITY · US
5
4,900
#09
AP
Apple
US
8
999
Geography · where big tech layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
8 COMPANIES · 103 ROUNDS
220,154
#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
104,871
#02
SF Bay Area
5 COMPANIES · US
97,495
#03
Walldorf
1 COMPANY · DE
11,000
#04
New York City
2 COMPANIES · US
5,200
#05
Beijing
1 COMPANY · CN
1,000
Companies in Big Tech

Most impacted companies.

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O
US
Oracle
148,294
Total cuts tracked
Rounds18
Latest2026-09
A
Amazon
Seattle
75,702
Total cuts tracked
Rounds25
Latest2026-08
M
Meta
55,082
Total cuts tracked
Rounds15
Latest2026-08
M
US
Microsoft
49,555
Total cuts tracked
Rounds22
Latest2026-08
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