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[/company/twitter](/company/twitter)Layoffs Tracker

# Twitter Layoffs 2022: 3,700 Jobs Cut

Latest announcement (Oct 1, 2022): After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, roughly half of its workforce was laid off, with many learning via lockouts from company systems. The tracker lists 1 announcement for Twitter since 2022, with 3,700 jobs reported affected. 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)

Last updated Oct 2, 2026

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_From our coverage, Oct 1, 2022: [The Zoom Firing Playbook: Why Companies Are Sending You Home Before Cutting You Loose](/blog/zoom-firing-playbook-companies-sending-home-before-layoffs-2026)_

Twitter at a glance

**Announcements tracked**
: 1

**Jobs affected (reported)**
: 3,700

**Layoffs**
: 1

**Store closures**
: 0

**Return-to-office mandates**
: 0

Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number.

Latest announcement Oct 1, 2022

## 2022

1 announcement · 3,700 jobs reported affected

1. Oct 1Oct 1Layoff ### Cuts 3,700 jobs After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, roughly half of its workforce was laid off, with many learning via lockouts from company systems. - 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)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/wfh-25.png)

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Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.

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Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. [Methodology, sources and how to cite](/layoffs#methodology)

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