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Gaming layoffs, tracked globally.

The Gaming industry has cut 1,400 jobs across 5 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 1,400 layoffs, up 40% from the prior year.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
1K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
17
active + historical
Rounds
5
total events
Biggest cut
3,199
Unity
Most active
US
3570% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
1K
Across 5 rounds#11 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
1K
↑ 40% YoY
Active companies
Tracked
17
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#11
of 64 industries1% of all cuts
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Gaming company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
UN
Unity
SF BAY AREA · US
7
3,199
#02
EP
Epic Games
4
2,870
#03
EL
Electronic Arts
HYDERABAD · IN
5
1,950
#04
BU
Bungie
3
620
#05
TA
Take-Two
NEW YORK CITY · US
1
579
#06
RI
Riot Games
3
576
#07
NI
Niantic
SF BAY AREA · US
4
483
#08
BI
Big Fish Games
SEATTLE · US
1
250
#09
KI
King.com
STOCKHOLM · SE
1
200
#10
DR
DraftKings
BOSTON · US
2
140
#11
AR
Arkane Studios
AUSTIN · US
1
96
#12
SK
Skillz
SF BAY AREA · US
3
91
#13
SA
Sandbox VR
SF BAY AREA · US
1
80
#14
KA
Kabam
SF BAY AREA · US
2
35
#15
RO
Roblox
NEW YORK CITY · US
1
30
#16
10
100 Thieves
LOS ANGELES · US
2
12
#17
TA
Take-Two Interactive
NEW YORK CITY · US
1
0
Geography · where gaming layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
19 COMPANIES · 57 ROUNDS
49,973
#02
China
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
900
#03
India
2 COMPANIES · 2 ROUNDS
350
#04
Sweden
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
200
#05
Singapore
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
0
Top cities
#01
Seattle
3 COMPANIES · US
30,525
#02
SF Bay Area
8 COMPANIES · US
6,245
#03
Raleigh
1 COMPANY · US
1,870
#04
Shenzhen
1 COMPANY · CN
900
#05
Los Angeles
3 COMPANIES · US
688
Companies in Gaming

Most impacted companies.

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U
US
Unity
SF Bay Area
3,199
Total cuts tracked
Rounds7
Latest2025-02
E
Epic Games
2,870
Total cuts tracked
Rounds4
Latest2026-06
E
IN
Electronic Arts
Hyderabad
1,950
Total cuts tracked
Rounds5
Latest2026-06
B
Bungie
620
Total cuts tracked
Rounds3
Latest2026-06
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