Yearly report

Tech Layoffs Yearly Report: 2025

Yearly tech layoffs report for 2025: 124,201 reported layoffs across 327 public events and 271 companies.

Data range: 2025-01-02 to 2025-12-28 Status: final Updated: 2026-04-27
Total layoffs124,201
Events327
Companies271
High intensity72

Summary

During 2025, the dataset recorded 124,201 reported tech layoffs across 327 public events. The report covers 271 companies, 30 industries, and 16 countries or regions.

Comparisons

Previous-period comparison is unavailable for 2025. Year-over-year comparison is unavailable for 2025.

Comparison Period Layoff delta Layoff % change Event delta
Previous period 2024 N/A N/A N/A
Same period last year 2024 N/A N/A N/A

Breakdowns

Largest Events

Sorted by reported headcount. Events where no headcount was publicly disclosed are not shown.

Date Company Laid off Industry Country Source
2025-04-23 Intel 22,000 Hardware United States Source
2025-10-27 Amazon 14,000 Retail United States Source
2025-07-02 Microsoft 9,000 Other United States Source
2025-05-13 Microsoft 6,000 Other United States Source
2025-07-11 Intel 5,000 Hardware United States Source
2025-11-25 HP 4,000 Hardware United States Source
2025-08-31 Salesforce 4,000 Sales United States Source
2025-02-28 HP 4,000 Hardware United States Source
2025-02-10 Meta 3,600 Consumer United States Source
2025-03-31 Northvolt 2,800 Energy Sweden Source

Methodology

Rows with invalid dates are excluded from period reports.

Rows without num_laid_off count as events but are excluded from headcount totals.

Layoff percentage, funding stage, and funds raised fields are incomplete in source data.

FAQ

How many tech layoffs were reported in 2025?

The yearly report for 2025 includes 124,201 reported layoffs across 327 public events.

Which company had the most layoffs in 2025?

Intel had the highest reported layoff total in 2025, with 27,058 layoffs.

Which industry was most affected in 2025?

The leading named industry in 2025 is Hardware, with 38,337 reported layoffs.

How should this report be interpreted?

This report is generated from public layoff records. Rows without reported headcount can count as events but are excluded from headcount totals, and the dataset should not be treated as proof of causal claims.