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Big Tech layoffs, tracked globally.

The Big Tech industry has cut 56,584 jobs across 9 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 56,584 layoffs, up 91% from the prior year.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
57K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
9
active + historical
Rounds
9
total events
Biggest cut
58,124
Amazon
Most active
US
336% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
57K
Across 9 rounds#1 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
57K
↑ 91% YoY
Active companies
Tracked
9
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#1
of 60 industries58% 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
19
58,124
#02
ME
Meta
SF BAY AREA · US
12
35,700
#03
OR
Oracle
SF BAY AREA · US
11
31,294
#04
MI
Microsoft
SEATTLE · US
16
30,055
#05
SA
Salesforce
SF BAY AREA · US
13
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
SF BAY AREA · US
5
714
Geography · where big tech layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
8 COMPANIES · 94 ROUNDS
189,929
#02
Germany
1 COMPANY · 2 ROUNDS
11,000
#03
China
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
1,000
#04
Ireland
1 COMPANY · 2 ROUNDS
80
#05
Israel
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
0
Top cities
#01
SF Bay Area
5 COMPANIES · US
97,495
#02
Seattle
4 COMPANIES · US
88,534
#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
58,124
Total cuts tracked
Rounds19
Latest2026-03
M
US
Meta
SF Bay Area
35,700
Total cuts tracked
Rounds12
Latest2026-04
O
US
Oracle
SF Bay Area
31,294
Total cuts tracked
Rounds11
Latest2026-03
M
US
Microsoft
Seattle
30,055
Total cuts tracked
Rounds16
Latest2025-09
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