Layoff
Cuts 3,700 jobs
After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, roughly half of its workforce was laid off, with many learning via lockouts from company systems.
Twitter Layoffs 2022: 3,700 Jobs Cut
Latest announcement (Oct 1, 2022): After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, roughly half of its workforce was laid off, with many learning via lockouts from company systems. The tracker lists 1 announcement for Twitter since 2022, with 3,700 jobs reported affected. Our coverage: The Zoom Firing Playbook: Why Companies Are Sending You Home Before Cutting You Loose
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
Twitter at a glance
- Announcements tracked
- 1
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 3,700
- Layoffs
- 1
- Store closures
- 0
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
2022
1 announcement · 3,700 jobs reported affected
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Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.
Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. Methodology, sources and how to cite
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