Global tech companies with the highest layoffs

TBS Report

21 April, 2026, 01:00 pm

Last modified: 21 April, 2026, 03:35 pm

Global tech companies with the highest layoffs

Based on disclosed layoffs between 1 Jan 2025 and 16 Mar 2026

TBS Report

21 April, 2026, 01:00 pm

Last modified: 21 April, 2026, 03:35 pm

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Across 271 tech companies, 1,24,201 employees were laid off in 2025. Tech companies are laying off workers due to slower growth, tighter cost controls, and restructuring driven by increased investment in AI and efficiency focused organisational changes.

Source: Visual Capitalist via Layoffs.fyi

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