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Social Media layoffs, tracked globally.

The Social Media industry has cut 1,700 jobs across 2 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 1,700 layoffs.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
2K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
7
active + historical
Rounds
2
total events
Biggest cut
5,700
Bytedance
Most active
US
2780% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
2K
Across 2 rounds#8 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
2K
Active companies
Tracked
7
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#8
of 60 industries2% of all cuts
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Social Media company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
BY
Bytedance
JAKARTA · ID
7
5,700
#02
TW
Twitter
SF BAY AREA · US
4
3,940
#03
SN
Snap
LOS ANGELES · US
5
2,970
#04
LI
LinkedIn
SF BAY AREA · US
5
2,538
#05
TI
TikTok
LONDON · GB
8
1,610
#06
PI
Pinterest
SF BAY AREA · US
3
850
#07
DI
Discord
SF BAY AREA · US
2
207
Geography · where social media layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
7 COMPANIES · 35 ROUNDS
47,265
#02
China
1 COMPANY · 4 ROUNDS
2,950
#03
India
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
1,800
#04
Indonesia
1 COMPANY · 2 ROUNDS
950
#05
Ireland
1 COMPANY · 3 ROUNDS
550
Top cities
#01
SF Bay Area
5 COMPANIES · US
43,235
#02
Los Angeles
2 COMPANIES · US
4,030
#03
Shanghai
1 COMPANY · CN
2,950
#04
Mumbai
1 COMPANY · IN
1,800
#05
Jakarta
1 COMPANY · ID
950
Companies in Social Media

Most impacted companies.

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B
ID
Bytedance
Jakarta
5,700
Total cuts tracked
Rounds7
Latest2024-10
T
US
Twitter
SF Bay Area
3,940
Total cuts tracked
Rounds4
Latest2023-02
S
US
Snap
Los Angeles
2,970
Total cuts tracked
Rounds5
Latest2026-04
L
US
LinkedIn
SF Bay Area
2,538
Total cuts tracked
Rounds5
Latest2024-11
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