Layoffs 2025: In the year 2025, many tech companies around the world conducted layoffs. Due to this, more than 120,000 people lost their jobs. This was a year when there were large-scale cuts in the workforce of the global tech industry.
Companies laid off people due to their focus on cutting expenses, restructuring of working patterns and changes being made regarding artificial intelligence. Roles were reduced in many different sectors, from chip manufacturing companies to IT service firms and cloud and telecom companies.
Intel laid off the most people
Intel laid off the most employees from its place. Semiconductor company Intel laid off about 24,000 people to rein in its expenses and change its foundry-focused business model.
After this, the name of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) came at second place, which laid off about 20,000 staff. The reasons for this were said to be lack of skills and greater adoption of AI-based delivery models. This means that these two companies were hit hard by layoffs this year. Verizon also eliminated about 15,000 roles while restructuring its operations to reduce costs.
Amazon is no less in terms of layoffs
Amazon’s name was also included in the list of companies making layoffs this year. This year, Amazon reduced its workforce by eliminating about 14,000 management and administrative roles. Dell Technologies also reduced about 12,000 people from its total workforce. The company focused on cost management and turned to AI-optimized hardware and enterprise services.
People lost their jobs in these companies also
Accenture and SAP also made mass layoffs. As client demand shifted towards generative AI projects, Accenture reduced the company by about 11,000 staff. SAP eliminated 10,000 roles to manage its cloud computing and business AI resources.
Microsoft laid off about 9,000 people across several divisions, including gaming and Azure, and prioritized long-term AI infrastructure investments. Toshiba cut 5,000 jobs due to restructuring after privatization, while Cisco made the top ten by laying off 4,250 employees by redirecting spending on cyber security and AI development.
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