Last year’s techwide reckoning continues. The tech industry has seen more than 240,000 jobs lost in 2023, a total that’s already 50% higher than last year and growing. Earlier this year, mass workforce reductions were driven by the biggest names in tech like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, Meta and Zoom. Startups across many sectors also announced cutbacks through the first half of the year. And while tech layoffs slowed down in the summer and fall, it appears that cuts are ramping up yet again.
Many economists have cautioned against fears of a recession, which would seem like a reason for optimism. But the momentum for a tech sector rebound has been slow to build, resulting in tech companies continuing to cut back on their workforces and pivot from a growth mindset to one based on efficiency in the face of stubborn market conditions.
But tracking these layoffs helps us to understand the impact on innovation, which companies are facing tough pressures and who is available to hire for the businesses lucky to be growing right now. Unfortunately, it also serves as a reminder of the deeply human impact of layoffs and how risk profiles could evolve from here.
Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of all the known layoffs in tech that have occurred in 2023, to be updated monthly. If you have a tip on a layoff, contact us here. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact us here.
The running total of layoffs for 2023 based on full months to date is 224,503, according to Layoffs.fyi. Tech layoffs conducted to date this year currently exceed the total number of tech layoffs in 2022, according to the data in the tracker.
- January: 89,554 employees laid off — see all January 2023 Tech Layoffs
- February: 40,021 employees laid off — see all February 2023 Tech Layoffs
- March: 37,823 employees laid off — see all March 2023 Tech Layoffs
- April: 20,014 employees laid off — see all April 2023 Tech Layoffs
- May: 14,928 employees laid off — see all May 2023 Tech Layoffs
- June: 10,958 employees laid off — see all June 2023 Tech Layoffs
- July: 10,589 employees laid off — see all July 2023 Tech Layoffs
- August: 9,545 employees laid off — see all August 2023 Tech Layoffs
- September: 4,632 employees laid off — see all September 2023 Tech Layoffs
- October: 7,331 employees laid off — see all October 2023 Tech Layoffs
Data visualization by Miranda Halpern, created with Flourish
November 2023
Pico
Is cutting a “few hundred” roles, a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch November 9. ByteDance’s Oculus challenger held an internal meeting announcing it is halting its expansion this week.
Cruise
Started laying off contingent workers who supported driverless operations November 9. Those layoffs came after the company recalled 950 robotaxis and lost key commercial permits to operate in California.
Snap
Laid off less than 20 project managers November 8. CNBC reported that Snap’s vice president of engineering, Nima Khajehnouri, will also be leaving.
Amazon
Started cutting workers in its music streaming division in Latin America, North America and Europe, the company confirmed November 8.
Confirmed November 8 it eliminated “a small number of roles” in its consumer support staff, Google Users & Products.
Virgin Galactic
Said in a memo to staff November 8 it is cutting costs and reducing staff. The number of employees impacted is currently unknown.
Ubisoft Montreal
Confirmed November 7 it will cut 98 roles in business administration and IT. Ubisoft said 124 positions will be eliminated overall across Canada, including reductions in its global IT team and its VFX studio, Hybride.
Nextdoor
Revealed in its Q3 earnings that it is reducing its workforce by 25%.
Beyond Meat
Announced cuts November 6 affecting around 19% of its non-production employees. The plant-based meat company says it will also review its entire global operations for cost-cutting opportunities.
Ava Labs
Is cutting 12% of its workforce, CEO Emin Gün Sirer confirmed November 6.
OpenSea
Laid off about 50% of its staff, the company confirmed November 3. CEO Devin Finzer posted a statement on X saying the NFT marketplace is now focused on “OpenSea 2.0.”
Starz
Is laying off more than 10% of its staff ahead of the company spinning out from Lionsgate, CEO Jeffrey Hirsch announced November 3. The network and streaming app will also exit Australia and the U.K.
Faire
Laid off about 250 people November 3 as part of restructuring. The wholesale marketplace raised a $416 million extension at a $12.6 billion valuation last year.
Niu
Confirmed to TechCrunch November 3 that it is issuing a round of layoffs affecting about 10% of their workforce, citing “fierce competition.”
100 Thieves
Is reducing its workforce by 20%, CEO John Robinson announced November 2. The esports brand is spinning out its game studio as well as its energy drink brand, Juvee.
OpenSpace
Conducted a round of layoffs, CEO Jeevan Kalanithi announced November 2. The number of employees impacted by the layoffs has yet to be reported.
Informatica
Is laying off 10% of its global workforce, the cloud data management company announced in its Q3 results November 1.
Splunk
Is set to cut around 500 employees CEO Gary Steele said in a message to employees November 1 ahead of its planned acquisition by Cisco.
October 2023
Bungie
Is laying off about 100 employees, CEO Pete Parsons announced 10/30. The Sony-owned game studio is also delaying two of its upcoming titles as a result.
Karat
Reportedly cut an estimated 10% of its workforce October 27 after the financial startup for creators raised a $70 million Series B round earlier this year.
Hippo
Plans to eliminate 120 roles, the company said in an SEC filing October 30.
Liberty Mutual
Plans to cut 850 members of its staff, the insurance company confirmed October 27.
Salsify
Cut 110 jobs and are moving some roles abroad, CEO and co-founder Jason Purcell announced October 25.
Slync
Is shutting down, months after its former CEO Chris Kirchner was arrested on fraud charges and sued the company to pay for his legal bills.
Shipt
Announced October 24 in a company statement that it laid off 3.5% of their workforce and will close many open roles.
Pebble
The X alternative previously known as T2 announced October 24 that it is shutting down its operations.
Nokia
Announced October 19 that it will cut up to 14,000 jobs, or 16% of its workforce, following a sizable dip in Q3.
Roblox China
Cut 15 roles on October 24, two years after the joint effort with Tencent abruptly paused its service.
Tropic
Eliminated 26 roles, CEO David Campbell confirmed in a LinkedIn post October 21.
Convoy
Is halting operations due to a “massive freight recession,” CEO Dan Lewis announced in a memo October 19, a week after laying off 20% of its workforce.
LegalZoom
Plans to lay off more than 100 workers in its sales division, the company disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter.
Plume
Laid off more than two dozen workers, TechCrunch learned October 18, about a year after the trans healthcare startup raised a $24 million Series B.
Eliminated at least 40 roles in its news division, Google confirmed October 18.
Expedia Group
Cut around 100 jobs, Skift reports, in its second round of layoffs in recent months. The cuts reportedly impacted employees across data and AI.
Stack Overflow
Laid off 28% of its staff, more than likely impacting 100 people, the Prosus-owned company announced October 16.
Bandcamp
Eliminated 50% of its staff on October 16 after ownership changed from video game company Epic to music licensing platform Songtradr.
Confirmed October 16 that it will cut 668 more jobs, bringing the total to nearly 1,400 this year, with the bulk of the most recent cuts impacting those with R&D roles.
Flexport
On October 13 began laying off 20% of its workers, about 600 people, as it prepares for restructuring, and continues a cost-cutting campaign that began with rescinding offers and working to lease office space.
Qualcomm
Is cutting 1,258 jobs in two of its California offices. According to a filing with the California Employment Development Department, the semiconductor company plans to make the reductions in December.
Blue Origin
Laid off 40 people October 10, including software engineers and program managers, according to The Information.
Stitch Fix
Will lay off 558 employees after the personal styling subscription service closes a distribution center in Dallas.
Synapse
Confirmed October 6 that it had laid off 86 people, about 40% of the a16z-backed fintech company. Earlier in the year, Synapse laid off 18% of its employees after its growth slowed.
Bird
Issued a new round of layoffs after acquiring Spin, according to an email interim CEO Michael Washinushi sent to the company. The layoffs came one week after the company was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, and the exact number remains unknown.
Qualtrics
Announced on October 4 that 780 roles are being eliminated and that “several hundred” roles are changing or moving locations in 2024.
Hopper
Is reducing its full-time staff by 30%, amounting to 250 job cuts, the company announced October 3.
Chainalysis
Announced October 2 that it is laying off around 15% of its workforce, affecting approximately 150 employees.
September 2023
IronNet
In a regulatory filing published September 29, the cybersecurity startup has ceased all business activities as it prepares for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and has laid off its remaining staff.
Naughty Dog
Is reportedly cutting at least 25 contract developers, two sources familiar with the situation told Kotaku.
Epic Games
Announced on September 28 that the Fortnite maker is laying off 16% of its workforce, amounting to 870 people.
Talkdesk
An impacted employee confirmed on September 27 that at least 140 people, if not more, were affected by Talkdesk’s third round of layoffs in less than 14 months.
Byju’s
Announced on September 26, the company plans to cut 5,000 jobs due to restructuring efforts. The startup has eliminated more than 10,000 positions in the past two years.
Roblox
Confirmed to TechCrunch on September 21, Roblox let go of 30 employees in its talent acquisition organization. No other teams are impacted.
Divvy Homes
Announced on September 11 that it is laying off 94 employees.
Sensor Tower
Announced on September 8 that it laid off approximately 40 people out of the 270+ at the company, including C-suite executives.
Roku
Announced September 6 that it plans to lay off approximately 10% of its workforce, representing over 300 employees.
August 2023
Malwarebytes
Announced on August 31 that it laid off 100 employees, mainly impacting corporate employees.
Twiga
Announced on August 21 that it is laying off 283 employees, or 33% of its workforce.
SecureWorks
Announced on August 14 that it will let go of 15% of its workforce, impacting about 300 employees. This is the company’s second round of layoffs this year.
CoinDesk
Announced on August 14 that it is cutting 16% of staff.
NCC Group
Confirmed on August 10 that it is making more layoffs, its second round of layoffs in just six months. The company declined to say how many employees are affected by this round of cuts. NCC Group cut 125 employees in February.
Rapid7
Announced on August 9 that it plans to lay off 18% of its workforce, affecting more than 400 employees globally.
Mobile Premier League
Announced on August 8 that it is laying off approximately 50% of its employees or 350 people.
Astra
Announced on August 4 that it has laid off 25% of its workforce since the beginning of the quarter.
Discord
Announced on August 3 that it has let go of nearly 40 employees or 4% of its workforce.
HackerOne
Announced on August 2 that it is laying off 12% of its workforce, approximately 50 employees.
Tekion
Announced on August 2 by Inc42, the startup laid off around 300 employees or 10% of its workforce. Of the 300 employees being let go, about 200 were from Tekion’s India office.
Planet
Announced on August 1 that it is laying off 117 employees, or 10% of staff.
July 2023
Dunzo
Announced July 19 that it is postponing employee salaries for a month and plans a new wave of layoffs as soon as July 20. Dunzo executives informed employees that they will likely be cutting over 200 jobs, in what will be its third layoff this year. The company has eliminated about 400 jobs this year so far.
Cameo
Announced on July 18 that it intends to lay off 80 workers.
Skill-Lync
Announced on July 13 that the Indian startup has laid off 20% of its workforce, around 225 employees.
Crunchbase
Announced on LinkedIn on July 9 that the company is laying off 52 employees.
Microsoft
Announced July 10 that the company is eliminating additional jobs a week after the start of its 2023 fiscal year. These layoffs are in addition to the 10,000 layoffs announced in January.
ClickUp
Announced on July 4 that it has laid off 10% of its workforce, about 90 people.
June 2023
Niantic
Announced June 29 that it laid of 230 employees — one year after it laid off around 90 employees.
Plex
Announced June 29 that it laid off approximately 20% of its staff, or 37 employees.
Grab
Announced the week of June 23 that it laid off more than a thousand people, or 11% of its staff.
Olx Group
Announced on June 20 that it has cut around 800 jobs globally. The news comes as the company started to close operations of its automotive business nit Olx Autos in some markets.
Mojocare
Announced on June 18 that the company will be laying off some 150 employees, a majority of the workforce.
Tada
Operated by Korean ride-sharing company Socar’s subsidiary VCNC announced on June 15 that it plans to let go of at least 50% of its staff or about 45 people at Tada.
Better.com
Announced on June 7 that it laid off its real estate team, it is not clear how many people were impacted.
Ursa Major
At least 14 people have been laid off from the rocket engine startup, announced on June 7. Ursa Major did not respond to TechCrunch’s inquiry into the layoffs, or the number of people affected. According to LinkedIn, 292 people are listed as currently working at Ursa.
Spotify
Announced June 5 that it will cut 200 jobs in its podcast unit, leading to a workforce reduction of 2%. This comes just a few months after the company announced a significant wave of layoffs.
May 2023
Taxfix
Announced on May 30 that it has laid off 20% of staff—120 employees.
Meta
Announced May 24 that it is laying off about 6,000 people. In total, about 21,000 people have lost their jobs at Meta since November.
JioMart
Reliance Retail’s online shopping platform laid off over 1,000 employees on May 22, and plans to cut as many as 9,900 more roles over the coming weeks.
Krebs Stamos Group
Announced May 18 that the consulting firm laid off six people. In April, the firm had 18 employees including the founders. On May 18, the site shows only 14 team members.
TuSimple
Announced May 18 that it is laying off about 30% of employees.
Prior to the layoff, TuSimple had about 550 employees in the U.S. and post reduction in force the company will have about 220, according to the company.
Nuro
Announced May 12 that it will lay off 30%, or about 340 employees across the company.
Announced May 8 that it is cutting 716 jobs, or about 3.6% of total employees, and will phase out its local jobs app in China. Despite reducing some roles, LinkedIn also plans to open about 250 new jobs on May 15.
Rapid
Announced May 5 that Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI) has laid off another 70 employees less than two weeks after letting go of 50% of its staff. Just 42 people remain at the company, down from 230 in April, dropping a total of 82% in headcount.
Meesho
Announced May 4 that it has cut 15% of its workforce, or 251 roles. This comes after its first round of layoffs, which eliminated 150 roles about a year ago.
Shopify
Announced May 4 that it is laying off 20% of its workfor
