Meta is reportedly slashing hundreds of employees in Silicon Valley as the tech giant heavily invests in artificial intelligence and weighs axing over 20% of its workforce.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook is cutting nearly 200 workers in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to new state filings.
The reductions will hit 124 employees in Burlingame, and another 74 in nearby Sunnyvale, with the cuts taking effect in late May and all affected positions permanently eliminated, as per a Times of India report.
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Meta gives its verdict
A Times of India report noted that a Meta spokesperson, responding to the layoffs, said, “teams across Meta regularly restructure or implement changes to ensure they’re in the best position to achieve their goal.”
“Where possible, we are finding other opportunities for employees whose position may be impacted”, the statement added.
The company also reportedly added that it was still hiring for critical roles and that its headcount as of Dec. 31, 2025, was 78,865: A 6% year-over-year increase.
20% cut in workforce
In March this year, a report in Reuters claimed that Meta was weighing layoffs that could impact at least 20% of its workforce.
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The report added that the timing and size of the potential layoffs have not been finalized. If the company were to slash 20% of its employees, the layoffs would be Meta's largest since 2022 and early 2023. Meta laid off 11,000 workers in November 2022, around 13% of its workforce at the time, Reuters reported.
On its part, a Meta spokesperson reportedly termed this report as speculative, saying “This is a speculative report about theoretical approaches.”
