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Industry · 95 companies tracked

Media & Entertainment layoffs, tracked globally.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
—
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
95
active + historical
Rounds
2
total events
Biggest cut
1,000
Redbox
Most active
US
by headcount
Total since 2020
All time
—
Across 2 rounds#38 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
—
↓ 100% YoY
Active companies
Tracked
95
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#38
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
NEW YORK CITY · US
2
635
#03
VI
Viaplay
STOCKHOLM · SE
1
450
#04
BU
BuzzFeed
4
360
#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
ME
Meow Wolf
SANTA FE · US
2
209
#09
SY
Synamedia
LONDON · GB
1
200
#10
VO
Vox Media
WASHINGTON D.C. · US
5
169
#11
PA
Patreon
SF BAY AREA · US
4
151
#12
VE
VerSe Innovation
BENGALURU · IN
1
150
#13
KA
Kaltura
NEW YORK CITY · US
3
145
#14
CA
Callisto Media
SF BAY AREA · US
2
140
#15
SM
SmartNews
TOKYO · JP
1
120
#16
ST
StreamElements
TEL AVIV · IL
3
100
#17
TI
Times Internet
GURUGRAM · IN
1
100
#18
WO
Wondery
LOS ANGELES · US
1
100
#19
YO
YouTube
SF BAY AREA · US
1
100
#20
CU
Culture Trip
LONDON · GB
1
95
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Geography · where media & entertainment layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
68 COMPANIES · 99 ROUNDS
4,775
#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
New York City
635
Total cuts tracked
Rounds2
Latest2024-02
V
SE
Viaplay
Stockholm
450
Total cuts tracked
Rounds1
Latest2023-07
B
BuzzFeed
360
Total cuts tracked
Rounds4
Latest2026-05
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