However, despite the earlier layoffs, Meta’s workforce has gradually grown again, rising 6% in 2025 to reach nearly 79,000 employees by the end of December, 2025. A reduction of 20% would affect more than 15,000 workers. The potential job cuts come as Meta accelerates spending to build infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence.

Now, the company is reportedly gearing up to slash one-fifth of its workforce through wide-reaching layoffs, according to an exclusively sourced Reuters report.