Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year' — read the internal memo
Meta will cut about 5% of its staff, focusing on its lowest-performing workers, CNBC confirmed.
www.cnbc.comHere are the latest widely reported developments on Meta’s layoffs:
- In early 2025, Meta announced a round of roughly 5% workforce reductions, targeting lower-performing employees, with severance and notification timelines outlined; this was described as the largest cascade since previous rounds.[1]
- In 2026, multiple outlets report new, ongoing layoffs across Meta, including hundreds in several divisions and a stated pivot toward AI, with the Reality Labs unit often highlighted as heavily affected; internal memos and public statements have signaled continued reductions into 2026 [NBC News 2026-03-25; CNBC 2026-03-24 summary in coverage].[4][9]
- Some reports in 2026 describe plans for additional cuts around 10% of staff in a later wave, emphasizing shifts toward Applied AI and potential deeper reductions beyond that round [YouTube summaries and coverage in early May 2026].[3]
Illustration: Meta’s layoff trajectory has shifted from targeted performance-based cuts in 2025 to broader reorganizations in 2026, with emphasis on AI concentration and Reality Labs still bearing a sizable share of job reductions.[9][1][4]
If you’d like, I can pull the latest articles from specific outlets (e.g., CNBC, NBC News, Yahoo Finance) and summarize their key figures and timelines with direct quotes. I can also set up a brief timeline or chart showing headcount changes by division if that would help.