Layoff
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.
Layoffs Tracker
Every Twitter layoff, store closure, and return-to-office announcement we track, newest first, with jobs affected where a source states it. Sources are linked from our coverage where available.
Last updated Oct 2, 2026

Twitter at a glance
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
1 announcement · 3,700 jobs reported affected
Layoff
After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, roughly half of its workforce was laid off, with many learning via lockouts from company systems.

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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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