2025-26 Layoffs: How Many Lakhs Jobs Lost ?

Since the start of 2025, several major companies across the globe have been firing employees at an aggressive rate, and this phenomena is not likely to subside in the near future.

And now let us have a look at the company wise numericals regarding the layout of activity that has happened at the major companies across the globe.

Here are the largest disclosed tech layoffs across 2025 and 2026 so far, showing how deeply the industry is restructuring as companies shift focus toward automation, artificial intelligence, and cost control.

Amazon – 30,184 employees let go across multiple rounds affecting corporate teams and operations.

Intel – 27,058 job cuts as part of a major multi stage restructuring plan.

Microsoft – 15,347 layoffs across business units including gaming and enterprise roles.

HP – 8,000 roles reduced under cost saving and AI realignment measures.

Meta – 5,800 cumulative cuts across teams.

Salesforce – 5,385 layoffs linked to operational streamlining.

Block – 4,931 jobs eliminated in significant workforce trimming.

Northvolt – 2,800 layoffs amid financial strain.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise – 2,552 roles cut during restructuring.

Autodesk – 2,350 employees laid off as part of cost correction.

These numbers reflect one of the largest workforce corrections the global tech sector has seen in recent years. The fucking factor here is that some of the biggest companies in the world have started to fire employees at such an aggressive rate.

Several lakhs of jobs have already been lost over the last 15 months and the economy is not likely to recover in the near future either, which could warrant more exclusions and job cuts henceforth.