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 tech workers have been laid off so far this year. February alone saw a staggering 16,000+ job losses.

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

Below is a regularly updated list of known tech layoffs in 2025. Have a tip about layoffs? Contact us here. To share information anonymously, use this link.

Layoffs by Month

  • May 2025
  • April 2025: 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

Amazon

Amazon reportedly laid off around 100 employees in its devices and services division, impacting teams working on Alexa, Echo, Ring, and Zoox. This adds to the approximately 27,000 workforce reductions since the start of 2022.

Microsoft

Microsoft will cut over 6,500 jobs, impacting 3% of its global workforce. This is one of the company's largest layoff rounds since cutting 10,000 employees in 2023.

Chegg

Chegg plans to lay off 248 employees (22% of its workforce) to reduce costs and improve efficiency. The edtech company has seen declining web traffic as students increasingly use AI tools.

Match

Match is reducing its workforce by 13% in a reorganization effort to cut costs, improve margins, and streamline its structure.

CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike is laying off 5% of its global workforce (around 500 people) as part of a strategic plan to improve efficiency and scale its business.

General Fusion

General Fusion cut roughly 25% of its workforce. The fusion power startup has raised $440 million from investors, including Jeff Bezos.

Deep Instinct

Deep Instinct reduced its headcount by 20 employees (10% of its workforce). This follows a similar layoff round in April 2023.

Beam

Beam has shut down operations and laid off approximately 200 employees, according to a LinkedIn post by its head of talent. This comes months after announcing expansion plans.

April 2025 Layoffs

This list is updated regularly.

Correction (April 24, 2025): The number of layoffs that occurred in March has been corrected.