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Streaming layoffs, tracked globally.

The Streaming industry has cut 1,000 jobs across 2 tracked rounds since January 2020. The last 12 months alone saw 1,000 layoffs, up 6567% from the prior year.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
1K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
10
active + historical
Rounds
2
total events
Biggest cut
2,370
Spotify
Most active
US
7837% of cuts
Total since 2020
All time
1K
Across 2 rounds#13 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
1K
↑ 6567% YoY
Active companies
Tracked
10
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#13
of 64 industries
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Streaming company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
SP
Spotify
STOCKHOLM · SE
8
2,370
#02
HU
Hulu
2
1,200
#03
RO
Roku
SF BAY AREA · US
3
760
#04
NE
Netflix
LOS ANGELES
5
505
#05
TW
Twitch
SF BAY AREA · US
2
500
#06
ST
Storytel
STOCKHOLM · SE
3
260
#07
AU
Audible
NEW YORK CITY · US
1
100
#08
TI
Tidal
NEW YORK CITY · US
2
40
#09
SO
SoundCloud
BERLIN · DE
2
0
#10
VI
Vimeo
NEW YORK CITY · US
6
0
Geography · where streaming layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
8 COMPANIES · 45 ROUNDS
78,368
#02
Sweden
2 COMPANIES · 11 ROUNDS
2,630
#03
China
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
200
#04
Israel
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
0
#05
Germany
1 COMPANY · 2 ROUNDS
0
Top cities
#01
Seattle
1 COMPANY
74,402
#02
Stockholm
2 COMPANIES · SE
2,630
#03
SF Bay Area
4 COMPANIES · US
2,479
#04
New York City
4 COMPANIES · US
1,440
#05
Beijing
1 COMPANY · CN
200
Companies in Streaming

Most impacted companies.

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S
SE
Spotify
Stockholm
2,370
Total cuts tracked
Rounds8
Latest2026-03
H
Hulu
1,200
Total cuts tracked
Rounds2
Latest2026-04
R
US
Roku
SF Bay Area
760
Total cuts tracked
Rounds3
Latest2023-09
N
Netflix
Los Angeles
505
Total cuts tracked
Rounds5
Latest2026-08
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