Tech layoffs in first 40 days of 2026: Amazon, Salesforce, and 25 other companies cut nearly 30,000 jobs – The Times of India

Tech layoffs in first 40 days of 2026: Amazon, Salesforce, and 25 other companies cut nearly 30,000 jobs – The Times of India

We are in the middle of the second month of 2026 and nearly 30,000 jobs have been cut across the global tech sector in the first 40 days of the year. Online retail giant Amazon accounted for the single largest layoff in 2026 after the company announced to cut about 16,000 roles in late January. Amazon cut 16,000 jobs Amazon said in January that it is laying off 16,000 employees globally, marking the company’s second biggest job cut after October…

Not Just Layoffs - 2026 Could Mark The Beginning Of The End For White-Collar Work

The illusion of another layoff cycle? Barely two months into 2026, the global technology industry has already shed more than 30,000 jobs. On the surface, it feels familiar. Tech overhired during the pandemic, growth cooled, and costs are being rationalised – just another correction cycle, another round of pink slips. But this time, the pattern …

Tech Layoffs 2026: 30,700 Jobs Cut in Just 6 Weeks

The technology sector is facing a brutal start to the year, with 30,700 tech layoffs recorded in just the first six weeks of 2026. This number, provided by financial researcher RationalFX, is the highest year-on-year opening since the mass redundancy waves of 2023. The industry is also experiencing a huge correction, as opposed to a...

Tech layoffs surge past 30 000 in first weeks of 2026

The job cuts span 38 US companies, with the largest reductions at Amazon, Meta and fintech group Block.

Tech sector layoffs reach 30,700 just 6 weeks into 2026, on track to surpass 2025’s job cuts - RationalFX

RationalFX data showed Thursday that there have been 30,700 tech layoffs worldwide since the start of the year, on track to surpass 2025’s job cuts of roughly 245,000. The firm said in a statement that of these, 24,600 roles, just over 80 percent of the global total, came from U.S.-based tech companies, with the biggest share coming from Amazon’s recent announcement that it would be cutting 16,000 positions. While much less dramatic, Europe rema…

2026 has proven to be a bad year so far for tech employees

Tech layoffs in 2026 are starting to creep up in number, and it’s only a little more than a month into the year. In other words, 2026 has, so far, not been a great year for tech industry employees who likely already fear for the safety of their job positions. Tech layoffs are nothing new, and it’s like large tech companies just started handing people their walking papers in the last few weeks for the first time in history. Still, this isn’t exac…