Google, Microsoft and 8 other tech companies that cut more than 1,000 jobs in January 2024

Gadgets Now Bureau 08 Feb, 2024, 10:55AM IST

The year 2024 has not started on a great note for technology companies. The first month of the year has been marred by job cuts at both big and small IT companies. According to data from layoffs.fyi website, 115 technology companies across the globe cut more than 30,000 jobs in January 2024. The big names include Microsoft, Google and Amazon. Here are ten companies that reportedly cut more than 1,000 jobs in the first month of 2024.

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110

Google

1000 workers lost their jobs as the tech major announced its latest round of layoff on January 10. Google-parent Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai has even warned employees to be prepared for more job cuts in 2024.

210

Microsoft

Microsoft announced its latest round of job cuts on January 25. The Satya Nadella-led tech giant asked 1900 workers to exit the company.

310

SAP

SAP also asked 8,000 employees to leave the company on January 23. During its latest round of layoff, this Germany-based multinational software company reduced its human resources by 7%.

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410

eBay

On January 23, eBay announced its latest round of 1000 job cuts. The US-based e-commerce company laid off 1000 employees to trim its staff count by 9%.

510

PayPal

PayPal also announced its latest round of layoff on January 30. The fintech company that was once owned by billionaire Elon Musk asked 2500 workers to quit and effectively reduced the firm's workforce by 9%.

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610

Flipkart

The Walmart-backed e-commerce company laid off 1100 employees on January 8. Flipkart’s latest round of job cuts affected 5% of its staff.

710

Unity

Unity reduced its workforce by 25% during its latest round of layoffs. The game engine developer asked 1800 workers to leave the company on January 8.

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810

Block

Twitter (now X) co-founder Jack Dorsey founded Block in 2009. On January 30, the fintech startup axed 1,000 jobs that affected 10% of its employees.

910

Wayfair

Wayfair announced its latest round of job cuts on January 19. The US-based e-commerce platform that deals in home decor sacked 1650 employees that affected 13% of the company’s workforce.

1010

Citrix

Citrix reduced 12% of its manpower during its latest round of layoff. The cloud computing and software firm asked 1000 employees to leave on January 10.