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Industry · 95 companies tracked

Media & Entertainment layoffs, tracked globally.

The Media & Entertainment industry has cut 575 jobs across 8 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 575 layoffs.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
575
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
95
active + historical
Rounds
8
total events
Biggest cut
1,000
Redbox
Most active
US
834% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
575
Across 8 rounds#23 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
575
Active companies
Tracked
95
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#23
of 64 industries
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Media & Entertainment company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
RE
Redbox
CHICAGO · US
1
1,000
#02
SI
SiriusXM
US
3
647
#03
BU
BuzzFeed
5
540
#04
VI
Viaplay
STOCKHOLM · SE
1
450
#05
VE
VerSe Innovation copy
BENGALURU · IN
1
350
#06
PO
Pocket FM
BENGALURU · IN
2
275
#07
JE
Jellysmack
NEW YORK CITY · US
6
273
#08
PA
Patreon
5
244
#09
HU
HuffPo
3
227
#10
ME
Meow Wolf
SANTA FE · US
2
209
#11
SY
Synamedia
LONDON · GB
1
200
#12
YO
YouTube
2
200
#13
VO
Vox Media
WASHINGTON D.C. · US
5
169
#14
VE
VerSe Innovation
BENGALURU · IN
1
150
#15
KA
Kaltura
NEW YORK CITY · US
3
145
#16
CA
Callisto Media
SF BAY AREA · US
2
140
#17
SM
SmartNews
TOKYO · JP
1
120
#18
ST
StreamElements
TEL AVIV · IL
3
100
#19
TI
Times Internet
GURUGRAM · IN
1
100
#20
WO
Wondery
LOS ANGELES · US
1
100
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Geography · where media & entertainment layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
68 COMPANIES · 101 ROUNDS
4,797
#02
Sweden
3 COMPANIES · 10 ROUNDS
2,890
#03
India
9 COMPANIES · 11 ROUNDS
1,053
#04
United Kingdom
6 COMPANIES · 6 ROUNDS
365
#05
France
1 COMPANY · 4 ROUNDS
251
Top cities
#01
Stockholm
3 COMPANIES · SE
2,890
#02
New York City
25 COMPANIES · US
1,724
#03
SF Bay Area
22 COMPANIES · US
1,268
#04
Chicago
1 COMPANY · US
1,000
#05
Bengaluru
5 COMPANIES · IN
823
Companies in Media & Entertainment

Most impacted companies.

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R
US
Redbox
Chicago
1,000
Total cuts tracked
Rounds1
Latest2024-07
S
US
SiriusXM
647
Total cuts tracked
Rounds3
Latest2026-07
B
BuzzFeed
540
Total cuts tracked
Rounds5
Latest2026-07
V
SE
Viaplay
Stockholm
450
Total cuts tracked
Rounds1
Latest2023-07
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