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title: "Report: Meta considering layoffs of 20% of staff"
description: "According to Reuters, Meta is weighing cuts affecting 20% or more of its workforce; Meta calls it \"speculative reporting.\""
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/meta-considering-20-percent-layoffs
language: en # English
type: report (unconfirmed: rumour, leak or analyst claim)
published: 2026-03-14T16:28:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T02:45:50.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Startups"
tags: ["Meta","layoffs","AI"]
sources: ["Reuters","TechCrunch"]
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publisher: Kurd Developers
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# Report: Meta considering layoffs of 20% of staff

> According to Reuters, Meta is weighing cuts affecting 20% or more of its workforce; Meta calls it "speculative reporting."

_Report: this story is based on reports, leaks or analyst claims that are not officially confirmed._

![Image: Meta](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/meta-social-16x9-1-d0a9b626.jpg)

## What was reported?

According to Reuters, Meta is considering layoffs affecting 20% or more of its workforce as AI costs mount.

Meta had nearly 79,000 employees at the end of 2025, so 20% would be roughly 16,000 people.

## What does Meta say?

A Meta spokesperson said: "This is speculative reporting about theoretical approaches." No decision has been officially announced.

## Previous cuts

- November 2022: 11,000 employees.
- March 2023: another 10,000.

The report follows staff cuts at companies such as Block and Atlassian made in the name of AI.

**Sources:** Reuters, TechCrunch

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