A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

The article provides a detailed overview of the ongoing wave of tech layoffs in 2025, highlighting the significant impact on the industry and workforce amid growing adoption of AI and automation. It tracks layoffs across numerous companies, noting monthly totals such as over 24,500 employees laid off in April and 10,397 in May. The piece underscores the human cost of these cutbacks while also suggesting potential implications for innovation in the tech sector. Several major companies are featured with specific layoff figures and contexts. Microsoft announced cuts exceeding 6,500 jobs, representing about 3% of its global workforce of 228,000, marking one of its largest layoffs since 2023. Amazon has reduced its workforce by approximately 27,000 since 2022, including around 100 layoffs in its devices and services division. Other notable layoffs include Chegg cutting 248 employees (22% of its staff) due to declining web traffic amid AI competition, CrowdStrike reducing about 500 roles as part of