2025 has been the year of mega layoffs, which credit AI as one of the main reasons, if not the sole reason. Be it giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and TCS or small-time firms, companies have let go of their human workforces in big numbers in 2025 after replacing them with AI tools. The global technology industry has been hit by a massive wave of layoffs, with over 112,000 employees losing their jobs across approximately 218 tech brands, according to industry trackers.
Major tech giants, including Amazon, Intel, and Google, are leading the chart with the largest number of reductions, with most of them citing reasons as reallocating capital and talent toward core AI development and cloud computing infrastructure.
Here are some of the biggest names involved in the mega layoff spree in 2025.
Intel:
The chipmaker announced one of the biggest cuts, planning to reduce its global workforce by about 24,000 employees, which is roughly 22 per cent of its total headcount. Intel currently struggles to compete with rivals like Nvidia and AMD while navigating a global slowdown in PC demand.
Amazon:
Amazon is cutting up to 30,000 workers across various units, including cloud (AWS), operations, and HR. CEO Andy Jassy cited the need to curb earlier overexpansion and reinvest in AI development as the primary drivers for the job losses.
TCS:
India’s largest IT exporter recorded its steepest job reduction ever, cutting nearly 20,000 jobs in the quarter ending September 2025. TCS attributed the job cuts to the AI boom, forcing a reorganisation based on automation and a mismatch in existing skill sets among mid- and senior-level roles.
Microsoft and Google:
Both companies have conducted multiple rounds of layoffs throughout 2025. Microsoft cut around 9,000 employees, with the decision linked to cost reduction and increasing spending on AI. Similarly, Google’s multiple job cuts, including over 100 roles in its cloud division, reflect a strategy to move resources away from mature products and toward AI research and development.
Meta and Salesforce:
Facebook-parent Meta laid off 600 employees from its AI department as part of a restructuring to improve efficiency, while Salesforce cut 4,000 customer support jobs. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff explicitly stated the reduction was driven by AI’s ability to automate customer interactions.
