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Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In 2024, 2025 and 2026

Crunchbase's tracker says at least 4,550 U.S. tech workers were hit by layoffs in the week ended May 27, 2026. The page also tallies layoffs across 2022-2025 and tracks new cuts at Intuit, Wix, Picnic, Groupon and others.

May 27·news.crunchbase.com·2 min read

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Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In 2024, 2025 and 2026
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This is Crunchbase's running tracker of U.S. tech layoffs, updated weekly with new cuts, shutdowns and company-by-company estimates. The latest update says layoffs are still piling up in 2026, with major names like Intuit and Wix joining the list.

Why it matters

For anyone following startups, this tracker is a live read on how much pressure tech companies are under, especially as funding, profitability and AI-era restructuring shape headcount decisions. It also helps show whether the layoff wave is easing or continuing across the sector.

Crunchbase made a big list that keeps track of tech companies firing people. It is like a scoreboard that gets updated every week so people can see who is cutting jobs.

The newest update says more than 4,500 workers were affected in the latest week, and companies like Intuit and Wix are on the list. One robotics company, Picnic, even shut down completely.

The big idea is that many tech companies hired fast before, and now they are shrinking again. It is like a school that added too many desks for a huge class, then had to take some desks away when the class got smaller.

Analysis

What the tracker is

Crunchbase is maintaining a running list of U.S. tech layoffs across 2022 through 2026, with the page updated at least bi-weekly. It includes both startups and larger tech-heavy public companies, and it also counts some non-U.S. companies when they have a sizable U.S. workforce.

What the latest update says

For the week ended May 27, 2026, Crunchbase says at least 4,550 U.S. tech sector employees were laid off or scheduled for layoffs. The latest additions include BigID, ClickUp, Groupon, Intuit, Picnic and Wix. Intuit is listed as planning to cut 17% of its global workforce, or 3,000 workers, and to close offices in Reno and Woodland Hills. Wix said it will cut about 1,000 positions, citing the need to adapt to the AI era and reduce redundancy. Picnic, a Seattle-based pizza-robotics startup, has closed and liquidated its assets.

The broader picture

The tracker gives year-by-year totals: about 127,000 layoffs in 2025, at least 95,667 in 2024, more than 191,000 in 2023, and more than 93,000 in 2022. It also lists the biggest 2025 reductions so far as Intel, Microsoft, Verizon and Amazon. Crunchbase says its numbers come from media reports, its own reporting, social posts and layoffs.fyi, and that it updates figures when a company’s latest round can be confirmed. The result is less a single story than a live scoreboard for how tech companies are reshaping staffing after the hiring boom.

Key points

  • Crunchbase says at least 4,550 U.S. tech workers were laid off or scheduled for layoffs in the week ended May 27, 2026.
  • The tracker now includes new cuts or shutdowns at BigID, ClickUp, Groupon, Intuit, Picnic and Wix.
  • Intuit plans to cut 17% of its global workforce, or 3,000 workers, and close offices in Reno and Woodland Hills.
  • Wix said it will cut about 1,000 positions, citing AI-era changes, profitability and redundancy.
  • Crunchbase says 2025 layoffs reached around 127,000 workers, after 95,667 in 2024 and more than 191,000 in 2023.

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