{"id":523274,"date":"2026-03-14T14:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/523274\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:17:12","slug":"meta-reportedly-weighs-layoffs-affecting-20-of-workforce-over-ai-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/523274\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta reportedly weighs layoffs affecting 20% of workforce over AI costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Evercore ISI senior managing director Mark Mahaney breaks down his stock picks on ‘Varney & Co.’<\/p>\n

Meta is reportedly weighing layoffs that could impact at least 20% of its workforce as the tech giant<\/a> looks to offset rising artificial intelligence costs.<\/p>\n

The cuts come as the technology company aims to offset the cost of artificial intelligence<\/a> infrastructure and prepare for greater efficiency brought about by AI-assisted workers, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.<\/p>\n

The outlet added that the timing and size of the potential layoffs<\/a> have not been finalized.<\/p>\n

When reached for comment, a Meta spokesperson told FOX Business, “This is a speculative report about theoretical approaches.”<\/p>\n

META CUTS OVER 1,000 JOBS IN MAJOR METAVERSE RETREAT<\/a><\/p>\n

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the Los Angeles Superior Court at United States Court House on Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Jill Connelly\/Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

According to Reuters, top Meta executives<\/a> recently shared plans for the proposed layoffs with other senior leaders at the company.<\/p>\n

If the company were to slash 20% of its employees, the layoffs would amount to Meta’s largest restructuring since 2022 and early 2023, the outlet said.<\/p>\n

Meta laid off 11,000 workers<\/a> in November 2022 \u2014 around 13% of its workforce at the time, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

The company cut another 10,000 jobs months later.<\/p>\n

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Meta is reportedly considering layoffs that could affect up to 20% of its workforce as the company invests heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure. (David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Meta employed nearly 79,000 people as of Dec. 31, according to its latest filing.<\/p>\n

Other major companies, including Amazon, have recently announced large-scale layoffs tied to AI developments.<\/p>\n

In January, Amazon cut around 16,000 jobs<\/a> and signaled at the time that more reductions could follow.<\/p>\n

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Meta is weighing significant workforce reductions as the tech giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. (Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The company previously announced a first round of cuts totaling about 14,000 white-collar layoffs in October, bringing its corporate reductions to roughly 30,000 roles.<\/p>\n

In making the cuts, which represented nearly 10% of its white-collar workforce, Amazon cited efficiency gains from artificial intelligence and broader cultural changes.<\/p>\n

FOX Business’ Bradford Betz contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Evercore ISI senior managing director Mark Mahaney breaks down his stock picks on ‘Varney & Co.’ Meta is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[182,181,507,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-523274","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}