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On the Record · iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia layoffs, on the record

Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring iHeartMedia reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 10,800 to approximately 9,550.

Headcount, as reported

Annual reportEmployeesAs of
10-K for 2023approximately 10,800December 31, 2023
10-K for 2024approximately 10,100December 31, 2024
10-K for 2025approximately 9,550December 31, 2025

Job cuts, severance and restructuring

  1. Our summaryThe company reported restructuring expenses of $60.4 million for 2023, which the filing says primarily include severance tied to cost saving initiatives.

    Word for word“Restructuring expenses primarily include severance expenses incurred in connection with cost saving initiatives, as well as certain expenses, which, in the view of management, are outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise not representative of the Company's operations during a normal business cycle.” 10-K for 2023
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedRestructuring charges
2020-12-31$100.4 million
2021-12-31$73.3 million
2022-12-31$75.8 million
2023-12-31$60.4 million
2024-12-31$101.4 million
2025-12-31$77.7 million

iHeartMedia has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.

Read from iHeartMedia’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-02. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.