Meta Cuts 10% of Staff, Says No More Company-Wide Layoffs in 2026

7 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 20

Mark Zuckerberg told employees in a Wednesday memo that Meta does not expect any more company-wide layoffs this year, seeking to steady staff after a sweeping restructuring.
The assurance came the same day Meta cut 10% of its global workforce and reassigned 7,000 employees to AI workflow initiatives, with this week's moves affecting about 20% of staff in total.
Zuckerberg also acknowledged Meta had not communicated as clearly as it should, while employee comments on the memo highlighted skepticism around the words "company-wide" and "expect."
The overhaul reflects Meta's push to center AI agents in its products and internal operations, even after Reuters had previously reported the company was planning deeper cuts later this year.

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