Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, is laying off about 8,000 employees — and eliminating another 6,000 open jobs — as it is in the midst of a companywide shift to artificial intelligence.
The job cuts were announced in an internal memo to Meta staffers from the company’s head of HR, Janelle Gale, who said the headcount reductions were aimed at improving efficiency and would let Meta “offset the other investments.”
“We’re doing this as part of our continued effort to run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offset the other investments we’re making,” Gale said in the memo, as first reported by Bloomberg. “This is not an easy tradeoff and it will mean letting go of people who have made meaningful contributions to Meta during their time here.”
Reached by Variety, a Meta rep confirmed the layoffs but declined to provide additional comment.
As of the end of 2025, Meta reported a global workforce of 78,865 employees, located at offices in more than 90 cities worldwide.
Earlier this year, Meta said it expects to capital spending in 2026 to be $115 billion to $135 billion, with driven by increased investment to support the Meta Superintelligence Labs efforts and core business. That’s up substantially over $72.2 billion in 2025.
Meta is scheduled to report first quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, April 29.
For Q4 2025, the internet giant reported revenue of $59.89 billion (up 24%) and net income of $22.77 billion (up 9%) — both quarterly records. Meta said it expects first quarter 2026 revenue to be $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, above Wall Street’s previous estimates.
The layoffs at Meta come three years after its last major workforce reductions. In March 2023, the company laid off 10,000 employees, coming four months after it pink-slipped 11,000 workers.
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