Technology Layoffs 1999 to 2026: Tracker by Company, Year and Role

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Technology Layoffs 1999 to 2026: Tracker by Company, Year and Role

Announced job cuts at the largest employers in the industry, period by period and year by year; what share of the workforce they removed; which roles, degrees and pay bands they touched; and whether business schools kept placing graduates there.

Workforce

Combined headcount of the tracked employers: 2,813,828

CompanyLatest headcountAs of
Amazon1,576,0002025
Microsoft223,000FY2026
Google190,8202025
Oracle141,000FY2026
SAP110,6502025
Salesforce83,334FY2026
Meta78,8652025
Constellation Software64,0002024
Delivery Hero54,7212025
Uber34,0002025
DoorDash31,4002025
Adobe31,360FY2025
ServiceNow29,1872025
Synopsys28,000FY2025
Dassault Systèmes25,0002025
Booking Holdings24,3002025
PayPal23,8002025
Palo Alto Networks21,921FY2026
Amadeus IT Group21,4702025
Workday21,000FY2026
Period totals

Announced cuts at the ten hardest-hit companies in each period

PeriodTop-10 totalPer yearLargest
1999–200118,9116,308AOL, 3,455
2002–200730,0505,012AOL, 9,700
2008–200922,03011,023Microsoft, 5,800
2010–201856,8256,316Microsoft, 33,500
2019–Oct 202233,8658,842Uber, 7,885
Nov 2022–202390,80078,027Amazon, 27,000
2024–present116,85642,261Amazon, 30,000
1999–2001: top 10
  1. AOL: 3,455
  2. Webvan: 2,885
  3. Novell: 2,300
  4. i2 Technologies: 2,187
  5. CMGI: 1,700
  6. Amazon: 1,450
  7. Commerce One: 1,300
  8. Kozmo.com: 1,220
  9. Computer Associates: 1,214
  10. Lernout & Hauspie: 1,200
2002–2007: top 10
  1. AOL: 9,700
  2. Oracle: 7,000
  3. EarthLink: 3,500
  4. Computer Associates: 3,300
  5. i2 Technologies: 1,900
  6. Peregrine Systems: 1,400
  7. Novell: 1,200
  8. Monster Worldwide: 800
  9. PeopleSoft: 750
  10. Commerce One: 500
2008–2009: top 10
  1. Microsoft: 5,800
  2. AOL: 3,200
  3. Yahoo: 3,175
  4. SAP: 3,000
  5. Electronic Arts: 2,600
  6. Adobe: 1,280
  7. eBay: 1,000
  8. Autodesk: 750
  9. Cadence Design Systems: 625
  10. THQ: 600
2010–2018: top 10
  1. Microsoft: 33,500
  2. Symantec: 5,900
  3. Yahoo: 4,300
  4. Computer Associates: 2,800
  5. eBay: 2,400
  6. SAP: 2,250
  7. Autodesk: 2,075
  8. Citrix: 1,700
  9. Oracle: 1,000
  10. AOL: 900
2019–Oct 2022: top 10
  1. Uber: 7,885
  2. Booking Holdings: 5,750
  3. SAP: 4,400
  4. Better.com: 3,900
  5. Expedia: 3,000
  6. Byju's: 2,500
  7. Zillow: 2,000
  8. Airbnb: 1,900
  9. ByteDance (India): 1,330
  10. Snap: 1,200
Nov 2022–2023: top 10
  1. Amazon: 27,000
  2. Meta: 21,000
  3. Google: 12,000
  4. Microsoft: 10,000
  5. Salesforce: 8,000
  6. Twitter/X: 3,700
  7. SAP: 3,000
  8. Spotify: 2,100
  9. PayPal: 2,000
  10. Shopify: 2,000
2024–present: top 10
  1. Amazon: 30,000
  2. Microsoft: 23,650
  3. Oracle: 21,000
  4. Meta: 13,700
  5. SAP: 9,000
  6. Block: 5,931
  7. Intuit: 4,800
  8. Uber: 3,300
  9. Synopsys: 2,800
  10. Workday: 2,675
11 · Sources

References

Software and internet companies headquartered in the US, Canada or Europe: enterprise software, cloud, search, social, e-commerce, streaming, video games, consumer fintech apps, travel and delivery platforms, design and security software. Hardware and chip makers, IT services and consulting firms, payment networks and processors, and companies headquartered in Asia or Latin America are excluded.

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  131. Axios: Meta cuts about 600 jobs in Superintelligence Labs (Oct 2025). www.axios.com/2025/10/22/meta-superintelligence-tbd-ai-reorg
  132. NPR via GPB: Microsoft slashes 10,000 jobs (Jan 2023). www.gpb.org/news/2023/01/18/microsoft-slashes-10000-jobs-the-latest-in-wave-of-layoffs
  133. GeekWire: Microsoft cuts jobs in Azure, HoloLens and other units (Jun 2024). www.geekwire.com/2024/microsoft-cuts-jobs-in-azure-hololens-and-other-units-in-latest-move-to-control-costs/
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  135. GeekWire: Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, about 2% globally (Jul 2026). www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-cuts-4800-jobs-about-2-globally-revamps-salesforce-and-launches-massive-xbox-overhaul
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