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Industry · 95 companies tracked

Media & Entertainment layoffs, tracked globally.

The Media & Entertainment industry has cut 659 jobs across 10 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 659 layoffs.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
659
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
95
active + historical
Rounds
10
total events
Biggest cut
1,000
Redbox
Most active
US
728% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
659
Across 10 rounds#19 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
659
Active companies
Tracked
95
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#19
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
4
647
#03
BU
BuzzFeed
NEW YORK CITY
6
624
#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
1,808
#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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US
Redbox
Chicago
1,000
Total cuts tracked
Rounds1
Latest2024-07
S
SiriusXM
647
Total cuts tracked
Rounds4
Latest2026-08
B
BuzzFeed
New York City
624
Total cuts tracked
Rounds6
Latest2026-09
V
SE
Viaplay
Stockholm
450
Total cuts tracked
Rounds1
Latest2023-07
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