2025 Tech Layoffs: A Comprehensive Tracker

The tech industry continues to experience layoffs in 2025. Following over 150,000 job cuts in 2024, more than 22,000 workers have been laid off so far this year. February alone saw a staggering 16,084 cuts.

This tracker monitors tech layoffs in 2025, providing insights into the trajectory of cutbacks and their impact on innovation. As AI and automation become more prevalent, this tracker highlights the human cost of these workforce reductions.

Below is a regularly updated list of known tech layoffs in 2025. If you have information about layoffs, please contact us.

Layoffs by Month

  • May 2025
  • April 2025: More than 23,400 employees laid off
  • March 2025: 8,834 employees laid off
  • February 2025: 16,234 employees laid off
  • January 2025: 2,403 employees laid off

May 2025 Layoffs

CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike is laying off 5% of its global workforce, approximately 500 people. The company stated this is part of a strategic plan to improve efficiency and scale its business towards a $10 billion Annual Recurring Revenue goal.

April 2025 Layoffs

Expedia

Expedia is laying off around 3% of its employees as part of a restructuring, primarily impacting midlevel product and technology roles. This follows hundreds of marketing layoffs in early March.

Cars24

Cars24 has laid off about 200 employees in its product and technology divisions. The India-based used car e-commerce platform cited restructuring as the reason for the cuts.

Meta

Meta is laying off over 100 employees in its Reality Labs division, impacting VR experience developers and hardware operations staff.

Intel

Intel announced plans to lay off over 21,000 employees (roughly 20% of its workforce). This comes ahead of its Q1 earnings call under recently appointed CEO Lip-Bu Tan.

GM

GM is laying off 200 employees at its Factory Zero EV production facility in Michigan, citing an EV slowdown.

Zopper

Zopper has reportedly laid off around 100 employees since the start of 2025, with about 50 from tech and product teams laid off this week.

Turo

Turo will reduce its workforce by 150 positions after deciding not to proceed with its IPO. The car rental startup aims to strengthen its long-term growth.

GupShup

GupShup laid off roughly 200 employees to improve efficiency and profitability. This is the conversational AI company's second layoff round in five months.

Forto

Forto has reportedly eliminated 200 jobs, about one-third of its staff, primarily impacting sales staff.

Wicresoft

Wicresoft will cease operations in China, affecting around 2,000 employees, after Microsoft ended its outsourcing agreement.

Five9

Five9 plans to cut 123 jobs (about 4% of its workforce) to prioritize strategic areas like AI for profitable growth.

Google

Google has laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices division, impacting Android, Pixel, and Chrome teams.

Microsoft

Microsoft is reportedly considering further layoffs, potentially targeting middle managers and non-coders to increase the programmer-to-product manager ratio.

Automattic

Automattic, the WordPress.com developer, is laying off 16% of its workforce across departments, potentially impacting over 270 employees.

Canva

Canva has laid off 10 to 12 technical writers, approximately nine months after encouraging employees to utilize generative AI tools.

March 2025 Layoffs

(Content for March, February, and January layoffs follows the same structure as April, with each company listed under an h3 heading and a brief paragraph describing the layoff.)

This list is updated regularly.

A correction was made on April 24, 2025, regarding the number of layoffs in March.