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About Layoffs.fyi

Layoffs.fyi is the most comprehensive public database of tech layoffs, tracking events since COVID-19 began in March 2020. The database currently includes 4,400+ layoff events across 2,900+ tech companies worldwide. It is maintained by Roger Lee, a startup founder based in San Francisco.

Layoffs.fyi has been cited by Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and hundreds of other outlets.

Press Contact

Journalists needing a full data export, custom statistics, or a comment can reach out via rogerlee.com.

Using Our Data

Our data is free to use for editorial, research, and educational purposes. We ask only that you attribute the data to layoffs.fyi and, where possible, link to https://layoffs.fyi.

Suggested attribution: “According to Layoffs.fyi, which tracks tech industry layoffs…”

Key Stats for Press

All figures update automatically. Employees laid off and companies with layoffs in the tech sector, by year.

Year Employees Laid Off Companies w/ Layoffs
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Why I Started Layoffs.fyi

I started Layoffs.fyi as a pandemic project to create awareness around the growing wave of tech layoffs in 2020, in the hopes of helping laid-off employees find a home at a company looking to hire. It turns out that the site also became a useful resource for the general tech community.

Methodology

Layoffs.fyi tracks tech layoffs that have been reported by the media, announced by the company, or otherwise verified. Each entry includes a source link. Rumors and unverified reports are not included — given the sensitive nature of layoff information, accuracy takes priority over completeness.

As a result, the Layoffs.fyi figures are likely an undercount of true tech layoffs, since many go unreported or unverified.

Selected Press Coverage

  • The New York Times — The Bearer of Bad News
  • Bloomberg — Startups Keep Slashing Jobs
  • The Wall Street Journal — Tech Layoffs Are Happening Faster Than at Any Time During the Pandemic
  • Slate — Why One Random Dude Is Better at Tracking Tech Layoffs Than the Government
  • The Information — Tech’s ‘Doom-and-Gloom Guy’ Builds a Database for Happier Days

Selected Interviews