--- title: "Meta Layoffs 2026: 9,700 Jobs Cut (Latest: Apr 2026)" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/layoffs/meta" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- [![](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmeta.com%2Fapple-touch-icon.png&sig=R6jRrjDigyIAB_1xdECZLF38-_rzP_n_uvoCOkIoNBg)](/company/meta)Layoffs Tracker # Meta Layoffs 2026: 9,700 Jobs Cut Latest announcement (Apr 22, 2026): Meta laid off about 8,000 employees in May 2026, close to 10% of staff, while leaving roughly 6,000 open roles unfilled and moving about 7,000 staff into AI roles. The tracker lists 6 announcements for Meta since 2024, with 13,300 jobs reported affected. Our coverage: [Meta's 8,000 Job Cut: Why May 20 Marks a New Phase of Tech's AI Reset](/blog/meta-layoffs-may-2026-ai-restructuring) Last updated Oct 2, 2026 [Meta open jobs](/company/meta#company-roles)[Meta company profile](/company/meta) _From our coverage, Apr 22, 2026: [Meta's 8,000 Job Cut: Why May 20 Marks a New Phase of Tech's AI Reset](/blog/meta-layoffs-may-2026-ai-restructuring)_ Meta at a glance **Announcements tracked** : 6 **Jobs affected (reported)** : 13,300 **Layoffs** : 6 **Store closures** : 0 **Return-to-office mandates** : 0 Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 4 of 6 announcements that state a number. Latest announcement Apr 22, 2026 | Year | Jobs reported | Announcements | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | | 2025 | 3,600 | 2 | | 2026 | 9,700 | 3 | ## 2026 3 announcements · 9,700 jobs reported affected 1. Apr 22Apr 22Layoff ### Cuts 8,000 jobs Meta laid off about 8,000 employees in May 2026, close to 10% of staff, while leaving roughly 6,000 open roles unfilled and moving about 7,000 staff into AI roles. - Our coverage:[Meta's 8,000 Job Cut: Why May 20 Marks a New Phase of Tech's AI Reset](/blog/meta-layoffs-may-2026-ai-restructuring) - Our coverage:[Laid Off by Meta? 9 Moves to Make Before May 20 Severance Window Closes](/blog/meta-layoffs-severance-9-moves-may-20) - Our coverage:[Zuckerberg's AI Capex Confession: What Meta's 8,000 Layoffs Really Mean for Tech Workers in 2026](/blog/zuckerberg-meta-layoffs-ai-capex-2026) - Our coverage:[Tech Layoffs Hit 85,000 in 2026 While Every Other Sector Hires: Where to Pivot Now](/blog/us-tech-sector-layoffs-mounting-2026) - Our coverage:[State of the Workforce: April 2026 — The Great Hunkering Down](/blog/state-of-the-workforce-april-2026) - Our coverage:[Meta Begins 8,000 May 2026 Layoffs to Fund a $145B AI Bet](/blog/meta-layoffs-8000-may-2026-zuckerberg-ai-reality-check) - Our coverage:[A Meta Worker Turned the 8,000 Layoffs Into an AI Song Album in 2026](/blog/meta-worker-ai-song-album-8000-layoffs-2026) - Our coverage:[Inside Meta's Layoff Memo and How It Is Selling Job Cuts to Thousands of Workers](/blog/meta-layoff-memo-how-it-sells-job-cuts-to-workers-2026) - Our coverage:[State of the Workforce May 2026 — 7.6 Million Open Doors and Nobody Walking Through](/blog/state-of-the-workforce-may-2026) - Our coverage:[Why Tech Layoffs Surged 65% in 2026 and Where the Cuts Are Falling](/blog/tech-layoffs-surged-2026-where-cuts-falling) - Our coverage:[Worker Backlash Is Building Against the 2026 AI Job-Cut Surge](/blog/worker-backlash-2026-ai-job-cut-surge) - Our coverage:[Every 2026 Tech Layoff Companies Blamed on AI, A Running Tracker](/blog/2026-tech-layoffs-companies-cited-ai-tracker) - Our coverage:[26 Meta Workers Take Algorithmic Job Cuts to Court in 2026](/blog/meta-ai-layoffs-discrimination-lawsuit-2026) - Our coverage:[Meta's Opt-In Offer Invites Some Applied AI Staff Back Into Manager Roles](/blog/meta-applied-ai-opt-in-manager-roles)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/kai.eXWgpVfM.png) 2. Mar 25Mar 25LayoffWA, United States · Bay Area, CA, United States · Burlingame, CA, United States · Sunnyvale, CA, United States ### Cuts 700 jobs Meta began laying off roughly 700 employees across at least five divisions, including Reality Labs, recruiting, sales, global operations and the Facebook social team. - Our coverage:[The Zoom Firing Playbook: Why Companies Are Sending You Home Before Cutting You Loose](/blog/zoom-firing-playbook-companies-sending-home-before-layoffs-2026) - Our coverage:[The AI Layoff Excuse: 59,000 Jobs Cut in 2026 While CEOs Spend $650 Billion on Promises](/blog/ai-layoff-excuse-59000-jobs-cut-2026-ceos-spending-promises) - Our coverage:[Meta's 25,000 Job Cuts Since 2022: How Trial Verdicts, AI Pivots, and Layoffs Are Reshaping the Tech Giant](/blog/meta-25000-job-cuts-trial-verdicts-ai-pivot-layoffs-2026) - Our coverage:[Prediction Markets Give 92% Odds That 2026 Tech Layoffs Will Surpass 2025 — Here's What Job Seekers Should Know](/blog/prediction-markets-92-percent-odds-2026-tech-layoffs-surpass-2025-job-seekers) - Our coverage:[Meta's $381 Million in Trial Damages and 15,000 Planned Job Cuts Signal a Workforce Reckoning in 2026](/blog/meta-trial-damages-layoffs-workforce-reckoning-2026)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/wfh-25.png) 3. Jan 13Jan 13Layoff ### Cuts 1,000 jobs Meta cut Reality Labs roles in January 2026, shutting several game studios and a technical unit as it shifted resources toward AI. - Our coverage:[Meta Cuts 1,000+ VR Jobs as Reality Labs Losses Hit $70B](/blog/meta-vr-layoffs-reality-labs) - Our coverage:[Meta's 25,000 Job Cuts Since 2022: How Trial Verdicts, AI Pivots, and Layoffs Are Reshaping the Tech Giant](/blog/meta-25000-job-cuts-trial-verdicts-ai-pivot-layoffs-2026) - Our coverage:[Meta's $381 Million in Trial Damages and 15,000 Planned Job Cuts Signal a Workforce Reckoning in 2026](/blog/meta-trial-damages-layoffs-workforce-reckoning-2026) - Our coverage:[78,557 Tech Workers Lost Jobs in Q1 2026: AI Now Behind Nearly Half of All Cuts](/blog/78557-tech-layoffs-q1-2026-ai-automation-workforce-cuts)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/vr.png) ## 2025 2 announcements · 3,600 jobs reported affected 1. Apr 25Apr 25Layoff ### Announces layoffs Meta made layoffs within Reality Labs, targeting Oculus Studios, including the Supernatural team, saying the changes help studios work more efficiently. - Our coverage:[Meta Streamlines Operations with Layoffs in Oculus Studios Amid Financial Pressures](/blog/meta-layoffs-oculus-teams-cut)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/meta-3.png) 2. Jan 15Jan 15Layoff ### Cuts 3,600 jobs Meta cut 3,600 positions early in the year, aimed at what its CEO called low performers. - Our coverage:[Meta Prepares for Major Layoffs Amid Financial Challenges](/blog/meta-layoffs-zuckerberg-warns) - Our coverage:[Meta Lays Off Another 5% of Workforce Amid Ongoing Tech Uncertainties](/blog/meta-layoffs-2025) - Our coverage:[Tech Layoffs Hit 160000 Workers in 2025](/blog/tech-layoffs-2025-workers-ai-restructuring)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/markzuckerburg.png) ## 2024 1 announcement 1. Jun 19Jun 19Layoff ### Announces layoffs Meta split Reality Labs into Metaverse and Wearables groups and confirmed layoffs within the division, without giving a number. - Our coverage:[Meta Restructures Reality Labs - Metaverse and Wearables Groups Formed Amid Layoffs](/blog/meta-reality-labs-restructuring)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/859045b2-f206-40de-aa3a-9eaa84696ac5.png) ## More Meta coverage Metaintro articles about this company - [Meta Stops Grading Engineers on AI Token Counts and What That Signals for Your Review](/blog/meta-drops-ai-token-counts-performance-reviews-2026)Sep 3, 2026 - [Meta Staff Asked to Trade AI Productivity for Rest and Were Told the Gains Belong to the Company](/blog/meta-cto-time-off-ai-gains-more-work-2026)Aug 10, 2026 - [Apple, Microsoft and Meta Top a New Public Ranking of Employers That Ghost Applicants](/blog/ghosting-tracker-apple-microsoft-meta-applicants)Aug 3, 2026 - [Meta's $9 Billion Alberta Data Center Points to Where the Next Tech Jobs Are Headed](/blog/meta-alberta-data-center-tech-jobs-2026)Jul 9, 2026 - [Why Meta Backed Off Moving Employees Into AI Training Roles](/blog/meta-reverses-ai-training-role-reassignment-2026)Jun 30, 2026 - [20+ Meta Interview Questions and How to Answer Them in 2026](/blog/meta-interview-questions-how-to-answer-2026)Jun 29, 2026 ## Data and archives Free to reuse with attribution to Metaintro Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. 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