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Data updated Oct 17, 2026Maintained by Slate
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Meta

Sector
Social
Headquarters
Menlo Park, United States
Ownership
Public
Ticker
NASDAQ:META
Employees
78,865 as of Dec 31, 2025
Company website
How we count
People affected9,000Published numbers and documented minimums
Confirmed events2Counted in the totals
Reported events0Awaiting corroboration

2 linked filings are not counted again. Figures describe announced reductions.

Layoff history

4 matching records. Open a row to see its sources.

CompanyAnnouncedPeopleStatusEvidence
MetaSocial, WARN filing
May 22, 202674Linked filingReported
MetaSocial, AI cited
Apr 17, 20268,000Confirmed
MetaSocial, WARN filing
Jan 16, 2026272Linked filingConfirmed
MetaSocial, AI cited
Jan 13, 20261,000Confirmed

Reported headcount

Figures Meta published itself. A decline is not necessarily a layoff: attrition, hiring freezes and divestitures also reduce headcount, so these figures never enter layoff totals.

PeriodHeadcountChangeSource
FY2024As of Dec 31, 202474,067First figuresec.govPublication date not recordedApproximate quote match

All sources for Meta

Coverage, not a census.Layoffs at technology and tech-adjacent companies worldwide, plus US WARN notices. Coverage is incomplete; absence does not mean no layoffs. The January 16–31 research batch is still outstanding.
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