A mega lista de demissões em tecnologia de 2025

In 2025, the tech industry continues to experience a wave of layoffs. According to Layoffs.fyi, over 150,000 job cuts were reported last year across 549 companies. This year alone, more than 22,000 workers have been affected by layoffs, with 16,084 cuts occurring in February.

Tracking these layoffs is essential to understand their impact on innovation in various companies as they embrace AI and automation. It serves as a reminder of the human consequences of these workforce reductions and the potential risks involved in increased innovation.

Below is a list of tech layoffs that have taken place in 2025:
– July 2025: 16,142 employees laid off
– June 2025: 1,606 employees laid off
– May 2025: 10,397 employees laid off
– April 2025: More than 24,500 employees laid off
– March 2025: 8,834 employees laid off
– February 2025: 16,234 employees laid off
– January 2025: 2,403 employees laid off

### August
#### Cisco
Cisco is eliminating 221 positions in its Milpitas and San Francisco offices, with the majority in Santa Clara County and San Francisco. These cuts are part of the company’s broader workforce reduction strategy.

#### Restaurant365
Last month, Restaurant365 laid off around 100 employees, representing 9% of its workforce, due to not meeting growth targets. The layoffs affected staff across all departments of the company, which provides back-office software for restaurant chains.

#### Oracle
Oracle is set to cut 101 jobs at its Santa Clara location, with additional layoffs planned in Pleasanton, Redwood City, and Seattle. The company is making these moves as part of its restructuring efforts.

Other companies like F5, Peloton, Kaltura, Yotpo, and Windsurf have also announced layoffs to adjust their workforce and operations in response to market conditions and business needs.
Recently, a number of companies have made significant cuts to their workforce. Windsurf, a startup acquired by Cognition, has laid off 30 employees and is now offering buyouts to the remaining 200. The deal with Cognition seems more focused on intellectual property than the team itself. Wondery, now under Amazon’s umbrella, is cutting 100 jobs, with CEO Jen Sargent also departing. Atlassian has cut 150 roles in customer service and support, following platform enhancements that have reduced support needs. Consensys is cutting 7% of its workforce to focus on profitability, while Zeen is shutting down operations after struggling to build a user base. Scale AI is laying off 200 employees and ending contracts with 500 contractors, and Lenovo plans to cut over 100 U.S. jobs. Intel is reportedly planning to lay off nearly 2,400 workers in Oregon, while Indeed and Glassdoor are eliminating about 1,300 jobs combined to focus on AI. Eigen Lab has laid off 29 employees as part of a reorganization, and Microsoft is cutting 9,000 employees globally. ByteDance is laying off 65 employees in Bellevue, Washington. In June, TomTom announced it is cutting 300 jobs, Rivian reduced its headcount by 140 employees, and Bumble is cutting 240 jobs to enhance efficiency and invest in new products and technologies.

Klue

Reportedly laid off 85 employees, which accounts for approximately 40% of its workforce. The Vancouver-based startup sells software products that use artificial intelligence for business intelligence. It helps sales professionals at tech companies gather information on competitors to improve their sales.

Google

Has downsized its smart TV division by 25% of its 300-member team to adjust its strategy, per reports. Funding for the smart TV division, including Google TV and Android TV, has been cut by 10%, but investment in AI projects has been raised.

Intel

Says that it plans to lay off 15% to 20% of workers in its Intel Foundry division starting in July. Intel Foundry designs, manufactures, and packages semiconductors for external clients. Intel’s total workforce was 108,900 people as of December 2024, according to the company’s annual regulatory filing. It also confirmed to TechCrunch that it plans to wind down its auto business.

Reportedly, a number of companies are letting go of employees to focus on their long-term strategic priorities.

Expedia is laying off around 3% of its employees, mainly affecting midlevel positions in product and technology teams.

Cars24 has reduced its workforce by about 200 employees in its product and technology divisions as part of a restructuring measure.

Meta is letting go of over 100 employees in its Reality Labs division, affecting employees working on VR experiences for Meta’s Quest headsets.

Intel announced its plan to lay off more than 21,000 employees, which accounts for roughly 20% of its workforce.

GM is laying off 200 people at its Factory Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck facility in Michigan.

Zopper has reportedly let go of around 100 employees since the start of 2025.

Turo will reduce its workforce by 150 positions following its decision not to proceed with its IPO.

GupShup laid off roughly 200 employees to improve efficiency and profitability.

Forto has reportedly eliminated 200 jobs, affecting around one-third of its employees.

Wicresoft will stop its operations in China, affecting around 2,000 employees.

Five9 plans to cut 123 jobs, prioritizing key strategic areas for profitable growth.

Google has laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices division.

Microsoft is contemplating additional layoffs by May, focusing on reducing the number of middle managers and non-coders.

Automattic is laying off 16% of its workforce across departments.

Canva has let go of 10 to 12 technical writers approximately nine months after encouraging employees to use generative AI tools.

In March, Northvolt has laid off 2,800 employees, affecting 62% of its total staff.
Let go of 931 employees, around 8% of its workforce, as part of a reorganization, according to an internal email seen by TechCrunch. Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of the fintech company, wrote in the email that the layoffs were not for financial reasons or to replace workers with AI.

### Brightcove

Has laid off 198 employees, who make up about two-thirds of its U.S. workforce, per a media report. The layoff comes a month after the company was acquired by Bending Spoons, an Italian app developer, for $233 million. Brightcove had 600 employees worldwide, with 300 in the U.S., as of December 2023.

### Acxiom

Has reportedly laid off 130 employees, or 3.5% of its total workforce of 3,700 people. Acxiom is owned by IPG, and the news comes just a day after IPG and Omnicom Group shareholders approved the companies’ potential merger.
Is considering cutting employees in its People Operations and cloud organizations teams as part of a new reorganization effort. The company is offering a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based People Operations employees.

Nautilus

Reduced its headcount by 25 employees, representing 16% of its total workforce. The company is planning to launch a commercial version of its proteome analysis platform in 2026.

eBay

Will reportedly lay off a few dozen employees in Israel, potentially impacting 10% of its 250-person workforce in the country.

Starbucks

Cut 1,100 jobs in a reorganizing effort that affected its tech workers. The coffee chain will now outsource some tech work to third-party employees.

Commercetools

Recently laid off dozens of employees, including around 10% of staff in one day, after failing to meet sales growth targets. The “headless commerce” platform was valued at $1.9 billion just a few years ago.

Dayforce

Is planning to cut around 5% of its current workforce in a new efficiency drive to boost profitability and growth.

Expedia

Implemented more layoffs in a cost-cutting effort, though the exact number is unknown. Last year, the travel giant cut approximately 1,500 roles in its Product & Technology division.
Laying off 180 employees, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The cuts come just over one year after the access and identity management giant let go of 400 workers.

## Cruise

Is laying off 50% of its workforce, including CEO Marc Whitten and several other top executives, as it prepares to shut down operations. What remains of the autonomous vehicle company will move under General Motors.

## Salesforce

Is reportedly eliminating more than 1,000 jobs. The cuts come as the giant is actively recruiting and hiring workers to sell new AI products.

## January

### Cushion

Has shut down operations, CEO Paul Kesserwani announced on LinkedIn. The fintech startup’s post-money valuation in 2022 was $82.4 million, according to PitchBook.

### Placer.ai

Laid off 150 employees based in the U.S., affecting roughly 18% of its total workforce, in an effort to reach profitability.

### Amazon

Laid off dozens of workers in its communications department in order to help the company “move faster, increase ownership, strengthen our culture, and bring teams closer to customers.”

This list updates regularly.

On April 24, 2025, we corrected the number of layoffs that happened in March.