Microsoft’s recent round of 4,800 job cuts has brought renewed attention to major workforce reductions. Discover some of the largest corporate layoffs throughout history…
1/10Microsoft has revealed a new wave of layoffs, eliminating approximately 4,800 positions, which represents around 2.1% of its global workforce. This latest round affects several departments, including Xbox, and adds to the company’s ongoing job reductions since 2023. Here’s a look at some of the most significant corporate layoffs ever, with figures that may represent individual announcements or cumulative cuts across multiple instances. (Image: AI)
2/10Ongoing layoffs in tech: The latest job reductions at Microsoft occur amid a wider trend of layoffs across the technology sector. According to Layoffs.fyi, about 128,000 tech workers globally had been laid off by July 1, 2026, surpassing the 125,000 layoffs recorded throughout the entire year of 2025. In the US, over 71% of layoffs were connected to AI, with India, Germany, and the UK following. (Image: AI)
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