The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. Smaller-sized startups have also seen a fair amount of cuts, and in some cases, have shut down operations altogether.
By tracking these layoffs, were able to understand the impact on innovation across companies large and small. Were also able to see the potential impact of businesses embracing AI and automation for jobs that had previously been considered safe. It also serves as a reminder of the human impact of layoffs and what could be at stake in regards to increased innovation.
Below youll find a comprehensive list of all the known layoffs in tech that have occurred in 2024, to be updated regularly. If you have a tip on a layoff, contact us here. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact us here.
Is laying off about 250 employees in the latest in a series of job cuts after schools reopened across India following pandemic lockdowns.
Is ceasing its operations after its last-resort acquisition talks with Dailyhunt collapsed.
Has cut its workforce by 26 people, CEO Uma Valeti wrote in an email to staff, as the lab-grown meat industry sees a decline in VC funding.
Is eliminating 20 employees, amounting to a third of its total workforce, as the company shifts its focus to software development.
Will cut approximately 4% of its workforce as part of a plan to boost growth, though the company is also one of many within its field facing a consolidated lawsuit alleging they engaged in price fixing.
Intends to lay off roughly 180 employees, amounting to 17% of its workforce, according to an SEC filing that amounts to its second recent round of layoffs.
Is laying off more than 100 employees, according to a WARN filing. The news of the cuts comes after the company launched a large office expansion in Richmond, California.
Is reportedly conducting layoffs in Israel as it goes through a global restructuring.
Is reportedly cutting a large number of its staff after being acquired by French gaming company Voodoo.
Has laid off about 30 people, accounting for 3% of its workforce, as it refocuses its business to enterprise.
Terminated 158 employees, with another batch of layoffs expected to come as the company aims to reduce its workforce by 25%.
Is making cuts to 10% of its workforce, impacting around 20 to 25 employees.
Is laying off 375 employees, accounting for 5% of its total workforce.
Will eliminate up to 85 employees based in Ireland, the company announced.
Is reportedly laying off around 30 employees in Israel and will move positions to other regions to cut costs.
Cut 16 employees in its supplier resource management department as it focuses on automation.
Is reducing its global headcount by 23% in a major restructuring effort as the online learning platform aims to become a leaner operation.
Is closing up shop and liquidating its assets. The number of employees affected is currently unknown.
Is reducing its headcount by 15% as the company attempts to think in longer time frames, the company announced in a blog post.
Is making more cuts, co-CEO Carey Anne Nadeau announced on LinkedIn. The number of employees impacted is currently unknown.
Will lay off its 143 employees by July 3 due to a funding loss, and will no longer be accepting new orders. The company has not shut down fully though, telling TechCrunch: We are actively exploring options for the brand but do not have anything definitive to communicate at this time.
Shut down its operations and laid off its remaining employees after raising more than $50 million since its 2017 start.
Is laying off 70 employees, about 30% of its workforce, three weeks after an earlier round of cuts impacted 34 employees.
Is slashing around 450 jobs at its Indonesian e-commerce division, accounting for 9% of the unit.
Has eliminated around 30% of its total workforce, CEO Graham Gaylor confirmed in a statement.
Is reportedly conducting large cuts across the company. The total number of employees impacted is currently unknown.
Has cut around 45 jobs as part of a restructuring effort.
Has laid off at least 1,060 employees two weeks after the startup filed for administration.
Is laying off its 1,000+ staff drivers as it embraces a gig worker model similar to that of Lyft and Uber.
Has cut 30 employees a month after the Bengaluru-based startup laid off 160 people.
Has confirmed layoffs of 150 jobs as it drastically scales back its expansion ambitions to focus on its markets in Norway and Sweden.
Is laying off 100 workers, or 20% of its staff, in another round of cuts.
Is reportedly laying off 10% of its workforce, amounting to around 30 people.
Is reportedly cutting hundreds of employees working in its Azure cloud business, though the exact number of employees impacted is currently unknown.
Is laying off 100 employees months after reducing its headcount by 50 workers.
Is reportedly making large cuts globally across several of its Cloud teams, including teams focused on sustainability, consulting and partner engineering.
Is eliminating 40 employees as part of a restructuring effort, CEO David Campbell wrote in a post on LinkedIn.
Is shutting down its operations after laying off 60% of its staff in March in an attempt to stay afloat.
Has laid off a substantial part of its workforce, TechCrunch learned. Engineering and product design departments were most impacted by the cuts at the cancer care platform startup.
Is laying off 37 tech workers at FlightStats, the flight tracking startup it acquired in 2016, as it plans to consolidate its operations in India and the U.K.
Is cutting 15 employees in a round of layoffs, impacting 20% of the Israeli startups total workforce.
Has laid off hundreds of employees in a bid to keep the EV startup alive. One current and one laid off employee told TechCrunch exclusively that an estimated 150 people remain at the company.
Is shutting down its operations and laying off the rest of its staff. The COVID-19 test company laid off half of its workforce earlier this month to cut costs.
Has let go of 105 employees as the company seeks to streamline its operations, according to an email to staffers from current CEO Gary Little.
Is laying off about 400 employees, roughly 6% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring ahead of the launch of its first electric SUV later this year.
Will reportedly make large cuts to its global operations and marketing teams. The amount of employees impacted is currently unknown.
Will reportedly cut 14% of its staff, impacting 175 employees, as the company shifts its focus from original Disney+ programming back to films.
Let go of 20% of its staff as the coding startup shifts its focus to enterprise sales.
Cut about 30% of its total workforce. The recruiting startup that uses AI to find candidates was last valued at over $1.2 billion in January 2022.
Eliminated 6% of its staff in another round of layoffs as the fast-delivery startup attempts to become cash-flow positive by the end of 2024.
Plans to lay off 106 employees, according to a WARN notice filed in Texas.
Has shut down its operations. The number of employees affected is currently unknown.
Is cutting roughly 1,000 jobs, impacting 8% of the companys headcount, CEO Chris Hyams wrote in a letter to staff.
Cut around 40% of its workforce, impacting about 550 employees, sources told TechCrunch. The companys chief operating officer, Abe Ghabra, has also left the company.
Will eliminate 57 positions in San Francisco, according to a WARN notice filed in California.
Is eliminating 800 employees, accounting for 13% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring effort.
Told The Verge it has laid off most of its staff and is no longer selling itssmart home controllers and light switches as it looks for a buyer.
Laid off roughly 170 workers, impacting a third of its total headcount, in an effort to cut back on annual operating costs.
Closed Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and more game studios as part of cuts at Bethesda. Its currently unclear how many employees will be impacted.
Is eliminating 230 employees, about 49% of its workforce, in a cost cutting measure laid out in documents filed with the U.S. SEC.
Is slashing its workforce by 20%. The cuts will affect around 140 employees, and the company is also cutting ties with the majority of its contract workers.
Has laid off about 3% of its workforce, impacting 116 people, the company confirmed to TechCrunch in a statement. The cuts come over a year after the company eliminated about 4% of its headcount.
Is laying off 15% of its workforce, affecting about 400 people, as part of a cost-cutting effort. The companys CEO Barry McCarthy is also stepping down.
Has gutted its charging team in a new round of layoffs, CEO Elon Musk announced in an overnight email to executives.
Has laid off staff across key teams like Flutter, Dart and Python. It is currently unclear how many employees were let go.
Is laying off more employees to preserve cash, according to an internal email viewed by TechCrunch. The number of cuts is currently unknown.
Is shutting down operations in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe, impacting at least 6,000 jobs across the closing markets.
Is cutting about 180 jobs in a profitability push and has let go its chief executive Hemant Bakshi, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.
The space and defense startup laid off nearly 30 people, accounting for about 25% of its workforce, due to duplication of roles and functions across the company, TechCrunch exclusively reported.
Is expected to cut employees in its Austin office for the second time this year.
Plans to eliminate 740 employees at its Oregon headquarters this summer, according to a WARN Act notice.
Is eliminating 10% of its workforce following the exit of former CEO Emad Mostaque.
Is laying off workers as part of continued cost cutting measures. The number of employees affected was at the time unknown.
Is reducing its total workforce by 1%. Its the second round of layoffs for the EV maker this year.
Is laying off 5% of its workforce, affecting around 579 employees. The GTA 6 publisher also announced the elimination of several projects in development.
Is eliminating about 20% of its 59 employees in a restructuring effort.
Is cutting more than 10% of its global workforce, per an internal email sent by CEO Elon Musk. That could impact more than 14,000 workers worldwide, as Tesla prepares itself for our next phase of growth amid a challenging EV market.
Is reducing its global workforce by nearly 4%, impacting up to 140 employees.
Is laying off 250 employees based in Ireland as it restructures its Training and Quality team.
Cut approximately 10% of its workforce, TechCrunch exclusively learned, as the company prepares for an IPO and aims to reach profitability.
Has laid off 382 employees, amounting to 32% of its total workforce, TechCrunch exclusively learned. The background-screening platform was last valued at $5 billion in April of 2022.
Reportedly laid off a sizable part of its staff in a restructuring effort. The number of employees impacted is currently unknown, but sources told Inc42 that it could be in the range of 70-100 workers.
Is laying off 614 employees in California after abandoning its electric car project, according to a WARN notice.
Has laid off a small number of employees as part of a company-wide focus on commercialization efforts.
Shut down operations. The company, which was backed by OpenAI, employed about 100 people.
Is shutting down Yummly, the recipe and cooking app it acquired in 2017.
Will cut hundreds of jobs across Sales, Marketing, Global Services and its Physical Stores Technology team.
Is laying off about 500 employees, accounting for 3% of its total workforce, as part of a restructuring effort.
Has laid off 20% of its staff after acquiring point-of-sale platform Cuboh. The company previously laid off 100 people in 2022.
Is restructuring its testing department, which is largely made up of contractors. A Nintendo spokesperson told Kotaku the changes will end some assignments but will lead to the creation of new full-time positions.
Cut its global workforce by about 6,000 jobs, according to a 10-K SEC filing. The filing reveals the company cut 13,000 jobs in the last year.
Has made cuts to its staff, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. A report in Fintech Business Weekly estimates that 17 people, or about 15% of the company, were impacted.
Is cutting 195 roles in an effort to become more sustainable, CEO Henry Chan wrote in a blog post. The layoffs impact nearly a quarter of its staff.
Reportedly eliminated 20% of its total workforce in its second restructuring effort in the past year.
Conducted another round of layoffs impacting 20 employees, CEO Ham Serunjogi announced in a blog post.
Has reportedly cut 16% of its staff in a strategic move to support its Textio Lift product.
Is reportedly laying off around 25% of its workforce. According to Axios, the cuts affect roughly 80 people.
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